The 1988 Pride Unity Fest, organized under the theme “Power through Unity with Diversity,” included a day of workshops, a Miss Buffalo Boat ride sponsored by Gay and Lesbian Youth of Buffalo (GLYB), a concert by the City of Good Neighbors Chorale, the DYKETONES at the Tralfamadore Café and a talk by transgendered activist Leslie Fienberg for Workers World and The Other Sex, a gay and lesbian film festival sponsored by HALLWALLS. The Network sponsored the Lesbian and Gay Pride Unity Fest (LAGPUF) for the next four years. In 1988, the Buffalo Gay & Lesbian Community Network was founded by Carol Speser and Larry Peck.

By the mid-1980s, Gay Pride activities in Buffalo were more focused and centralized.