We are the island’s one and only LGBTQIA+ organization working to promote cultural diversity and progress through inclusive events and community action.

  • A man with a beard wearing a large straw hat and a black T-shirt, holding a rainbow-colored umbrella, smiling at the camera, with blue sky and some clouds in the background.

    Austin Morin (He/They)

    Organization Director

    Austin is the founder and director of Queer Block Island and Block Island Pride ever since he moved to the island in 2020.

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    Erin Sibley-Jett (She/Her)

    Committee Member

    Erin has served on the Pride Planning Committee since 2021, and has been a long-time summer visitor to the island. She now works on the island as a project coordinator for Blue Fish construction group.

  • A smiling woman with reddish-brown hair, wearing a rainbow headband, a white t-shirt with rainbow-colored design and text, standing outdoors with a scenic background of hills, trees, and cloudy sky.

    Jill Morin (She/Her)

    Committee Member

    Jill has served on the Pride Planning Committee since 2021, and she has been visiting Block Island since the 1980’s. She was married at St Andrews Church in 1995 and returned every summer with her family.

  • Joey Milea- Hester (She/they)

    Joey (She/They)

    Outreach Assistant

    Joey lives in Kentucky, but formerly attended the Block Island School. Joey was a founding member of the school’s Gender & Sexuality Alliance Club and an advocate for anti-bullying trainings.