Henrico Celebrates June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month
History
June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month. This celebrates how Americans who identify as LGBTQ have strengthened our country by using their talent and creativity to promote goodwill and greater awareness/understanding of marginalized individuals. The first Pride March was held June 28, 1970, in New York City, on the first anniversary of a riot that was triggered by a police raid of a gay nightclub. The riot became known as the Stonewall Uprising and was viewed as a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States.
Initially, the last Sunday of June was usually celebrated as “Gay Pride Day.” Over time, celebrations spread to cities across the nation and began to encompass a series of events that latest throughout the month.
Library of Congress. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month. loc.gov/lgbt-pride-month/
Community + People
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Annual LGBTQ+ Pride Traditions + Engagement
By all estimates, there were three to five thousand marchers at the inaugural Pride in New York City, and today marchers in New York City number in the millions. Since 1970, LGBTQ+ people have continued to gather together in June to march with Pride and demonstrate for equal rights.
Library of Congress. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month. loc.gov/lgbt-pride-month/
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Henrico County Public Library
Henrico County Public Library Celebrates Pride Month – Library News
June is LGBTQIA+ Pride Month! What originally began as a day to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Uprising (Gay Pride Day) has since evolved into an official month-long celebration that recognizes the impact lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (questioning), intersex and asexual identifying people have had on history (Library of Congress). We are marking the occasion with a list of titles that celebrate authors and characters belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community. Read on for recommended books for children, tweens, teens and adults!
YOUNG CHILDREN
- Pride Colors by Robin Stevenson
- They, She, He, Me: Free to Be by Maya Gonzalez
- I am Jazz by Jazz Jennings and Jessica Herthel
- Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty
ELEMENTARY
- People of Pride: 25 Great LGBTQ Americans by Chase Clemesha
- Melissa by Alex Gino
- Too Bright To See by Kyle Lukoff
TWEEN
- Felix Yz by Lisa Bunker
- The Pants Project by Cat Clarke
- Lumberjanes by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Gus Allen and ND Stevenson
- Martin McLean, Middle School Queen by Alyssa Zaczek
TEEN
- Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon
- Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
- Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
- Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar
- The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes
ADULTS
