Student Tribune
Happy Pride Month!
Happy Pride Month!
Each June is celebrated nationally as Pride month. What is Pride?
Pride is a celebration of all that is LGBTQIA+; our history (what and who
got us to where we are now), our present (who we are now), and our future
(where we are headed). The Pride celebrations we know today were birthed from
black and brown transgender, queer, and gay people rioting for their human
rights at the Stonewall Uprising of 1969 in New York City. From there LGBTQIA+
people took to the streets to proclaim their humanity and over the years and
across the nation Pride parades and festivals have been created from these
movements.
The importance of Pride continues to be critical as oppressive, homophobic,
and transphobic bills are introduced and passed in multiple states in recent
years.
Pride month is all about celebrating, and commemorating the diverse LGBTQIA+
community, working towards a future without discrimination, where equal rights
are the law, and in certain circumstance educating the greater community about
the LGBTQIA+ community.
MCC students can join the PRIDE Alliance here on campus to find support or
become more involved with supporting the LGBTQIA+ community. For more
information contact: Bethany Gizzi (She/Her) bgizzi@monroecc.edu
Staff and Faculty can join the newly created LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group here on
campus. For more information contact: Anjali Parasnis-Samar (They/Them) aparasnis-samar@monroecc.edu
For more information regarding supporting LGBTQIA+ youth visit: https://pflag.org
Here are some links for more information about LGBTQIA+ history and
resources:
www.pbs.org/collections/pride-
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tps://www.lgbtqhistory.org/lgbt-rights-timeline-in-american-history/
https://transstudent.org/gender/
-Erin Murphy (They/Them)
Murphy, Erin
LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group
06/08/2022