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Celebrating Pride Month

June is Pride Month, where we recognize the contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals and the fight for equality.

Pride Month was founded after the June 1969 Stonewall Riots, where LGBTQ+ communities in New York protested police raids on clubs like Stonewall Inn, which in turn sparked international rallies and civil rights movements, along with the celebrations and parades we see today.

For more resources, check out our LGBT+ Library Guide and our eBook collection! Here are a few to start with:

• Global Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexua & Transgender History
• LGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field: Striving for Equality
• Path to Gay Rights: How Activism and Coming Out Changed Public Opinion
• SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies

You can also check out our streaming database, Films on Demand, for free movies on this topic (and more!):

• After Stonewall: America's LGBT Movement (1977)
• America's Most Unwanted: LGBTQI Foster Youth in America (2011)
• The Normal Heart (2014)
• Play Within: An LGBTQ Documentary (2017)

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Wondering what each of the pride flags and their related identities represent? Check out the Pride Flag Identification Guide.