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As Pride Month festivities continue this June of 2023, let’s pause to reflect on the month’s history, why we celebrate, and the work ahead.
Pride Month celebrates LGBTQIA+ culture, achievements, and activism through various organized activities, including film festivals, art exhibits, marches, concerts, and other programs. The LGBTQIA+ community and its allies aim to increase awareness of ongoing issues of inequity and commemorate lives lost to hate crimes and the AIDS crisis.
Pride Month takes place in June to honor the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. In the late 1960s, being openly gay was prohibited in most places. In New York, the presence of someone gay or genderqueer was seen as disorderly conduct, thus outlawing gay bars. The Stonewall Inn was a popular bar with a diverse LGBTQ clientele that was raided with excessive force by police in 1969. The resulting clash led to six days of riots and protests, known as the Stonewall Uprising. On the first anniversary of the raid, thousands took the streets to march in the Christopher Street Gay Liberation Day March, seen as the first gay pride event ever. As awareness grew, more activities and events were planned and the day of celebration grew into a month-long observance.
Shifting to today, a recent poll shows that one in 10 millennials and one in five Gen Z members self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or something other than heterosexual, doubling since 2012 when the Gallup poll first measured. Yet, the injustice continues. In recent months, the most anti-LGBTQ legislation in Florida’s state history was enacted. Censorship and erasure of the LGBTQ community in the classroom have resulted in misgendering students without consequence and book bans on LGBTQ authors and content. Florida’s Boards of Medicine and Osteopathy have banned transgender youth from entering into lifesaving medical care, and the Agency for Health Care Administration has eliminated all Medicaid coverage – including for transgender adults- accessing that care. These policies disproportionately harm marginalized communities, including the direct impacts on the transgender community and communities of color, and could lead to serious health consequences. Colleges and universities are no longer funded for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs and campus activities that are not required by law. Such disinvestment undermines the ability of students and faculty to engage in critical discussions about issues of race, gender, and identity.
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Enjoy these final days of celebration and please join us in standing together in the fight for equity and inclusion of the LGBTQIA+ community.
What is Pride Month? Facts, Meaning and Why We Celebrate (today.com)
LGBT Identification in U.S. Ticks Up to 7.1% (gallup.com)
Pride Month 2023: Origins, Parades & Dates | HISTORY
Opinion: How to respond to anti-LGBTQ hate this Pride month | CNN
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Come join us on Thursday, June 22, 2023, 12:30 PM-2:30 PM in the 421 Fallsway, 3rd Floor Small Conference Room for an afternoon of button making and story sharing! Decorate your button however you choose (some suggestions include pronoun buttons, pride flag buttons, rainbow buttons, or whatever design you have in mind). Discussion prompts will be provided, and everyone is welcome to share about their experiences with gender, sexuality, and pride. Button supplies and art supplies will be provided. Light refreshments availble.
Missed out? Check out photos from the event.
Using gender neutral langauge and one's pronouns is just one way we can respect and honor the humanity and dignity of those around us; especially those of us who may not identify within the gender binary. Take a look at the video below, shown at our June 2023 All Staff meeting to learn more about the importance of gender neutral language and pronouns.
Learn some common terms used in the LGBTQ+ community
Explore LGBTQ+ Pride Month Education Resources
Download an LGBTQ+ Pride Month toolkit
Explore the Transgender Day of Visibility 2023 webpage for interviews, activities, and advocacy updates
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