Recognizing Our Diverse Community
LGBTQ+ Pride Month, often shortened to Pride Month, is celebrated in June. This is a month dedicated to celebration and commemoration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and transgender community, as well as the accomplishments of LGBTQ+ individuals. The word 'pride' is an integral cultural concept within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex (LGBTQI) community, representing solidarity, collectivity, and identity as well as resistance to discrimination and violence. Pride Month began after the Stonewall riots, a series of gay liberation protests in 1969. You can learn more about this HERE.
June is Immigrant Heritage Month. Started in 2004, the month commemorates the 117th anniversary of April 17, 1907, the day in New York City history on which the largest number of immigrants, 11,000, entered the U.S. through Ellis Island. Immigrant Heritage Month has given people across the United States an opportunity to annually explore their own heritage and celebrate the shared diversity that forms the unique story of America. You can learn more about this HERE.
June is Caribbean-American Heritage Month. Started in 2004, Caribbean-American Heritage Month is celebrated by proclamation of the President and Congress in the United States in June to honor the achievements and contributions of Caribbean immigrants and their descendants living in the United States, particularly in government, sports, entertainment, and the arts. You can learn more about this HERE.
