Honoring Pride Month and the LGBTQ+ Community at UHart
In recognition of the LGBTQ+ community, its history, stories, contributions, and culture, June is designated as Pride Month across the country.
UHart celebrates the LGBTQ+ community and acknowledges its activism and advocacy dedicated to the movement toward equality.
Pride Month is traced back to the Stonewall Uprising in New York City on June 28, 1969 – a tipping point that changed LGBTQ+ activism and the Gay Rights Liberation Movement in the United States.
UHart’s culture is one that values diversity and champions an environment of inclusion and belonging, honoring the diverse perspectives and myriad contributions of the LGBTQ+ members of our community. We celebrate along with our LGBTQ+ students, faculty, staff, and alums.
Events across the state are being held for Pride Month. Here are some in the local area:
- West Hartford Pride hosts events all month, including the Pride Fun Run and Walk on June 14, Laugh with Pride comedy show on June 16, and Pride Rally and Call to Action and Pride Festival on June 24.
- The Carousel Museum in Bristol is hosting “Before Stonewall: Documentary Viewing and Discussion on Club Carousel,” on June 15.
- Enfield Pride is holding the first Enfield Pride Celebration on June 17, with crafters, vendors, performances, information booths, and more.
Happy Pride!
LGBTQ+ History, Advocacy, and News (Information courtesy of CNN)
- Record-High 70% in US Support Same-Sex Marriage
- ‘Stand Up Against Hate’ Towards LGBTI People, UN Human Rights Chief Urges
- UA Social Work: Goodwin Bringing Religious Trauma for LGBTQ+ Community into Focus
- What is The Equality Act?
- The History of Queer Stigma – And How it Affects the Community’s Mental Health Today
- LGBTQ Rights, Milestones, Fast Facts
- 20 LGBTQ People Who Changed the World
- Human Rights Campaign
- Diversity Reboot Series 2023
- LGBTQ+ Projects and Artists You Need to Know About
LGBTQ+ Terminology
Celebrations
LGBTQ+ Health and Health Disparities
Books by Queer and Trans Authors
The following list was shared in Joy is Resistance, a Pride Month newsletter by the United State of Women. USOW is a national organization for all women, gender-nonconforming people, and allies who believe in full gender equity and want to work collectively to achieve it.
Fiction
- Black Water Sister, by Zen Cho
- Honey Girl, by Morgan Rogers
- Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender Writers, edited by Cat Fitzpatrick and Casey Plett
Nonfiction
- Transgender History, by Susan Stryker
- A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder, by Ma-Nee Chacaby and Mary Louisa Plummer
Young Adult Fiction
- Last Night at the Telegraph Club, by Malinda Lo
- Let’s Talk About Love, by Claire Kann
- When the Moon Was Ours, by Anna-Marie McLemore