Pride Month

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (Questioning), intersex, asexual, and (agender) Pride Month (LGBTQIA+ Month) is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion in Manhattan. The Stonewall riots were a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. In the United States the last Sunday in June was initially celebrated as “Gay Pride Day,” but the actual day was flexible. In major cities across the nation the “day” soon grew to encompass a month-long series of events. Today, celebrations include pride parades, picnics, parties, workshops, symposia and concerts, and LGBT Pride Month events attract millions of participants around the world. Memorials are held during this month for those members of the community who have been lost to hate crimes or HIV/AIDS. The purpose of the commemorative month is to recognize the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals have had on history locally, nationally, and internationally.

In 1994, a coalition of education-based organizations in the United States designated October as LGBT History Month. In 1995, a resolution passed by the General Assembly of the National Education Association included LGBT History Month within a list of commemorative months.                                                                                                (adapted from Library of Congress)

Rochester LGBTQIA+ Resources 

Rochester LGBTQIA+ Together (Facebook)

A Community collaboration taking on many of the social events in Rochester

•https://www.facebook.com/groups/2680036295562186 

•Rochester.lgbt


Rochester LGBTQ Therapeutic Resources 

 UR Medicine: Pediatric Behavioral Health & Wellness

•Individual & Group Outpatient Therapy, ALLIES Group

•https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/MediaLibraries/URMCMedia/childrens-hospital/Pediatric%20Behavioral%20Health/documents/LGBTQ-brochure-2018.pdf

Trillium Health  Rochester health center serving LGBTQ community members

• https://www.trilliumhealth.org/

 Trillium MOCHA Center:  Space for LGBTQ POC to network, socialize and address the various health issues faced around the greater Rochester region

•https://www.trilliumhealth.org/en/288/mocha

Gender Spectrum: www.genderspectrum.org

Kids Thrive 585: https://kidsthrive585.org/teens/lgbtq/



The majority of Pride events are held in June to commemorate the anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion in New York City on June 28, 1969, which most historians consider to be the birth of the modern LGBT movement. At the time, police raids on bars catering to LGBT patrons were common, but that night, the patrons of the Stonewall Inn fought back. While historical accounts of the night vary, the violent response ignited a national firestorm of activism that brought new visibility to the struggle for LGBT equality.

June is unofficially recognized as Pride Month by the LGBT community, and many Pride events still occur on the last Sunday in June to commemorate the anniversary of Stonewall. In some places Pride events stretch out over a weekend or an entire week, while in other areas, Pride events occur at different times of the year altogether (particularly in parts of the country where June is especially hot). (from GLAAD Resource Kit)

Classroom Resources

Google Tools:  Build a Logo to Express Who You Are

Tips to Share with Your School Teams on How to Be an Ally 

Use inclusive phrases (“Good morning, everyone” or “Good morning, scholars” or choose and use a name for your class like the Dolphins or the Owls)

Group students in ways that do not rely on gender (table groups, letters in their names or colors of their clothes)

Provide role models. Read diverse biographies.

Build student allies. 

Model Teachable Moments. It’s ok to make mistakes, correct aloud, apologize, and move forward.