What Is Pride Month?
Celebrated annually during the month of June, Pride Month commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Uprising. Commonly referred to as "Stonewall," this event was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. While it is recognized as a marker for "Gay" liberation in the U.S., it is important to acknowledge that multiple LGTBQIA identities -- including transgender people of color -- were pivotal in the success of Stonewall.
The first Pride march was held on June 28, 1970 in New York City, one year after Stonewall.
Pride Heroes
Marsha P. Johnson
No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us.
Sylvia Rivera
We should not be ashamed of who we are. We have to show the world that we are numerous. There are many of us out there.
Harry Hay
With the full realization that, in order to earn for ourselves any place in the sun, we must with perseverance and self-discipline work collectively for the full first-class citizenship participation of Minorities everywhere, including ourselves.
Bayard Rustin
When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him.
Barbara Gittings
Equality means more than passing laws. The struggle is really won in the hearts and minds of the community, where it really counts.
Brenda Howard
The next time someone asks you why LGBT Pride marches exist or why Gay Pride Month is June tell them, 'A bisexual woman named Brenda Howard thought it should be.'
A Statement for Pride Month
Does your Georgia Tech department, college or organization looking for a statement to use for your communications. Feel free to use the one below!
Pride Statement:
As we celebrate Pride during the month of June, it is important that we acknowledge, accept, and believe that pride thrives in difference. Pride month celebrates the nuanced and valid lived experiences of LGTBQIA people, globally. It celebrates LGBTQIA people of different races and ethnicities, faiths, abilities, ages, genders, and socio-economic backgrounds. LGBTQIA communities are vital to our collective human experience. As we reminisce on the Stonewall protests of 1969 that paved the way for this month-long celebration, we celebrate and take pride in gender and sexuality variance, the power of intersectionality, different lived experiences, and hope for a world that uplifts and is proud of difference. We have the power to reshape our societies for the better and we celebrate the opportunity to continue this journey during Pride month and beyond. Happy Pride! [You can use this space here to include department/organization specific content.]
For tools and resources you can utilize to support and advocate for LGBTQIA identities, please visit the LGTBQIA Resource Center.
Pride Month Events
Don't miss out on the wonderful events for Pride Month! Check below to see the events being offered each week of June as well as important awareness days! Events listed include both events happening at Georgia Tech and the Atlanta community. If you would like to have your Pride Month event added to our calendar, please contact William Britto.
**Denotes an Atlanta-Metro community event
Week 1, May 29 - June 3, 2023
Thursday, June 1| Queer Coffeehouse - Pride Month Kickoff |LGBTQIA Resource Center, Smithgall 140 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.| Contact: Tegra Myanna
Join the LGBTQIA Resource Center staff as we kick-off Pride Month with iced coffee and wonderful conversation! This will be a time for faculty, staff, and students to swing by the resource center, engage in healthy community building and reflect on what you hope to gain or what you hope society gains from this year's Pride Month.
Friday, June 2 | Pride Employee Resource Group (ERG) Coffeehour | Virtual | 10 - 11 a.m. | Contact: Tegra Myanna
Join the Pride ERG for a virtual coffee hour and conversation about your favorite Pride memories! This will be a time to share history, experiences, and to community build. For more information, please contact Tegra Myanna.
**Saturday, June 3 | Family Fun Day | The Town Green, 64 North Avondale Rd, Avondale Estates, GA 30002 | 4 - 6 p.m.
The Atlanta Pride Committee invites you to join them for their annual LGBTQ Family Day. Bring all of your loved ones because there will be painting, lawn games, food trucks and more at this family-friendly event. More info here!
**Saturday, June 3 | Celebrate All Love: Doraville's Pride Celebration & Movie Event | 3037 Pleasant Valley Drive, Doraville GA 30340 | 6 p.m.
The City of Doraville and Doraville Pride, an LGBTQ+ community group, are having a "Celebrate All Love" movie event and Pride Celebration on June 3rd at Honeysuckle Park (3037 Pleasant Valley Dr., Doraville, GA 30340). The event is sponsored by Yelp, Gray Television, and Assembly. There will be food, fun, and a great movie! All are welcome to attend. More info here!
Week 2, June 4 - 10, 2023
**Sunday, June 4 | Atlanta Pride Run & Walk 5K | Piedmont Park | 8 - 10 a.m. | Contact
The Atlanta Pride Run is a charity 5K walk and run dedicated to uniting the community to raise awareness and funds for those impacted by HIV. This event is for every one of every ability and a great time to show support for the LGBTQIA+ community. And yes, we are a Peachtree Qualifier race!
**Sunday, June 4 | Queernival! | 999 Brady Avenue NW, Atlanta Georgia 30318 | 2 p.m.
Kick-off Pride Month at the fabulous Queernival! Join us for drinks, games, food trucks, performances, and more for a celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community at this one-of-a-kind extravaganza! Bring your friends and family for the perfect event to start the summer season. Sponsored by Atlanta Pride Committee.This is a FREE family-friendly event with $15 VIP tickets available. More info here!
Monday, June 5 | "The Women Could Fly" Book Meeting|LGBTQIA Resource Center, Smithgall 140 | 10 - 11 a.m.| Contact: Tegra Myanna
The Women's Resource Center, in collaboration with PRIDE ERG, is hosting a book group in June. The group will meet on Mondays to discuss the associated readings for that session. This group will meet on June 5, 12, and 26. There is a limit of 10 participants. Sign up here to participate and collect your copy of "The Women Could Fly."
About the book: Reminiscent of the works of Margaret Atwood, Shirley Jackson, and Octavia Butler, a biting social commentary from the acclaimed author of Lakewood that speaks to our times—a piercing dystopian novel about the unbreakable bond between a young woman and her mysterious mother, set in a world in which witches are real and single women are closely monitored.
Tuesday, June 6 | Proud Parenting: Supporting your LGTBQIA Student |Virtual (Teams )| 12 - 1 p.m.| Contact: Tegra Myanna
Join the LGBTQIA Resource Center and Parent and Family Programs as we explore ways to provide support for students questioning their gender/sexuality or trying to find LGBTQIA community and support. Join our virtual session here!
Wednesday, June 7 | 2023 Inclusive Leaders Academy Closing Keynote Presentation | Virtual | 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Contact: Wendy Yu
For our interactive virtual keynote presentation, we are honored to have Kenji Yoshino, the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at NYU School of Law, as our featured speaker. Professor Yoshino is a renowned scholar in the field of diversity and inclusion, and his work has been transformative in promoting greater acceptance and understanding of difference. Professor Yoshino’s talk will focus on allyship, with insights from his latest book, Say the Right Thing: How to Talk About Identity, Diversity and Justice. These include tips for navigating conversations across differences at a time of rapid social change and thoughts on how to move from unconsciously hurting people to consciously helping them.
**Thursday, June 8 | Truth Be Told | 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308| 8 p.m.
This solo show is Doyle Smiens’s coming out story, but it is also a story about how he found his way back to himself, struggling with disappointment, betrayal, rejection, and despair on his journey to self-discovery. Smiens’s powerful story will make you laugh, cry, as well as think, in a poignant and emotionally moving way that inspires hope. More info here!
**Saturday, June 10 | All-1-Family Support Groups | 1530 Dekalb Ave NE, Atlanta GA 30307| 3 - 4 p.m.
All-1 Umbrella: This biweekly group is for transgender, cisgender, inter-sexed, non-binary and gender non-conforming youth ages 13-17 of all sexual identities. (They/ Them/ Their/ or She/ Her/ Hers or He/ Him/ His).All-1 Connection: Biweekly group host by A Master's level clinician will facilitate a therapeutic support group for biological parents; adopted parents; foster parents and any adult that would like to support the LGBTQ+ youth. Therapists will assist and educate participants with understanding some of the most common questions or concerns that arise when supporting an LGBTQ+ youth. More info here!
**Saturday, June 10 | Truth Be Told | 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308| 6:30 p.m.
This solo show is Doyle Smiens’s coming out story, but it is also a story about how he found his way back to himself, struggling with disappointment, betrayal, rejection, and despair on his journey to self-discovery. Smiens’s powerful story will make you laugh, cry, as well as think, in a poignant and emotionally moving way that inspires hope. More info here!
Week 3, June 11 - 17, 2023
**Sunday, June 11 | Truth Be Told | 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308| 2 p.m.
This solo show is Doyle Smiens’s coming out story, but it is also a story about how he found his way back to himself, struggling with disappointment, betrayal, rejection, and despair on his journey to self-discovery. Smiens’s powerful story will make you laugh, cry, as well as think, in a poignant and emotionally moving way that inspires hope. More info here!
Monday, June 12 | Pulse Night of Remembrance| All Day
The LGBTQIA Resource Center will hold space on Instagram to remember the victims who's lives were taken on June 12, 2016 at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, FL. There will also be space on Instagram for community connection. Follow us on Instagram.
Tuesday, June 13 | Formalizing the Whisper Network: A Conversation with the South's First LGBTQ Business Practice Group | Virtual | 12 - 1 p.m. | Contact: Tegra Myanna
Join the LGBTQIA Resource Center and Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP for a session that will cover the resources available to LGBTQ entrepreneurs, business owners and investors to scale and grow their businesses in the South. Memebers of the law firm will share how MMM's LGBTQ Business practice can help connect them with a network and referral sources that align with their values and needs, as well as provide legal advice and guidance. The goal for our team is to increase awareness of LGBTQ-oriented business and legal resources for your employees.
Friday, June 16 | Pride Employee Resource Group (ERG) Coffeehour | LGBTQIA Resource Center, Smithgall 140| 10 - 11 a.m. | Contact: Tegra Myanna
Join the Pride ERG for an in-person coffee hour and conversation about your coming out stories! This will be a time to share history, experiences, and to community build. For more information, please contact Tegra Myanna.
Friday, June 16 | Pride Day at Six Flags | Six Flags Over Georgia | 1 - 8 p.m. | Contact: William Britto
Don't miss out on summer fun as we ride for pride at Six Flags Over Georgia! There are limited tickets available and they will be offered on a first come-first served basis. To secure your FREE ticket, please RSVP on Engage! There are only 20 tickets available! We hope to see you there!
**Saturday, June 17 | LGBTQ+ Greeks and Allies Blood Drive | 4300 Herschel Road Atlanta GA | 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
This Blood Drive is an opportunity to put your faith into action by helping those with sickle cell disease. Sickle cell disease affects millions of people worldwide and can cause severe pain, anemia, and other complications. By donating blood, you can help provide much-needed support to those living with sickle cell disease. More info here!
Saturday, June 17 | Pride Month Stonewall Community Rally | TechGreen | 1 - 3 p.m. | Pride Alliance
This event will be a community rally in collaboration with Atlanta Pride in celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride Month and remembrance of the Stonewall Riots. There will be various speakers that will speak throughout the event.
Week 4, June 18 - 24, 2023
Monday, June 19 | Juneteenth| All Day
The LGBTQIA Resource Center celebrate Juneteenth! Be sure to follow us on Instagram to learn about what Juneteenth is and how you can get involved to take action and help re-shape the Black American experiences.
Tuesday, June 20 | Photoshoot | TBA | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.| Contact: Tegra Myanna
Join the LGBTQIA Resource Center for a special photoshoot opportunity. All photos taken will be used for LGBTQIA evergreen marketing content. If you have specific questions, please contact Tegra Myanna.
Wednesday, June 21 | Pride Ice Cream Social | TBA | 12 - 1:30 p.m. | Contact: William Britto
Join the LGTBQIA Resource Center and Grad Pride for an open ice cream social! Stop by to enjoy our delicious ice cream buffet that includes a unique selection of toppings and sauces! While this social is geared for LGBTQIA graduate students, all are welcome!
Friday, June 23 | Pride Progress: Facts and Stats on LGBTQIA Student Experience| Virtual | 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Contact: Tegra Myanna
Staff from the LGBTQIA Resource Center and Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will provide an overview of findings from data collected on LGBTQIA students at Tech.
**Saturday, June 24 | All-1-Family Support Groups | 1530 Dekalb Ave NE, Atlanta GA 30307| 3 - 4 p.m.
All-1 Umbrella: This biweekly group is for transgender, cisgender, inter-sexed, non-binary and gender non-conforming youth ages 13-17 of all sexual identities. (They/ Them/ Their/ or She/ Her/ Hers or He/ Him/ His).All-1 Connection: Biweekly group host by A Master's level clinician will facilitate a therapeutic support group for biological parents; adopted parents; foster parents and any adult that would like to support the LGBTQ+ youth. Therapists will assist and educate participants with understanding some of the most common questions or concerns that arise when supporting an LGBTQ+ youth. More info here!
**Saturday, June 24 |Out In the Park Day Party | Six Flags Over Georgia | 3 - 4 p.m.
Join Atlanta Pride for their Out in the Park event at Six Flags Over Georgia! Standard packages are $64.64 and deluxe packages are $87.94. More info here!
Week 5, June 25 - 30, 2023
Monday, June 26 | LGBT Equality Day| All Day
LGBT Equality Day, June 26, marks a significant day in United States history for LGBTQ+ individuals. Within the past two decades, three landmark rulings have been made by the Supreme Court in favor of same-sex marriage. Learn more by following us on Instagram!
Tuesday, June 27 | National HIV Testing Day| Tech Walkway | 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Contact: William Britto
Join the Wellness Empowerment Center and the LGBTQIA Resource Center for FREE HIV testing on Tech Walkway as we celebrate National HIV Testing Day. Don't miss your opportunity to test with pride! If you have any questions or concerns, please email William Britto.
Wednesday, June 28 | Stonewall Uprising Anniversary | All Day
This day commemorates the 24th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising that was a catalyst for LGBTQIA rights in the United States.
Thursday, June 29| Queer Coffeehouse - Closing Out Pride Month | LGBTQIA Resource Center, Smithgall 140 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Contact: William Britto
Join the LGBTQIA Resource Center for our final coffee hour celebrating Pride month! What were some of your takeaways? Come discuss what you learned this pride month. All perspectives are welcome!
**Friday, June 30 | A Fractured Past: Out, Black and Gay in the 1970's Atlanta - Book Discussion with Tony Holland | 141 E College Ave, Decatur GA 30030 | 7:30 p.m.
A Fractured Past: Out, Black and Gay in 1970's Atlanta is a true-life account of growing up as a young, black gay man in the largest southeastern city in the Bible Belt. In the book, Holland shares his experiences of trying to straddle both worlds and keep them from crashing into one another. He felt that disclosing his same-sex interests would cause him to be ostracized, and the pain and conflict that this caused were nearly unbearable. Holland will attempt to give readers a sense of what it was really like trying to keep his two identities separate. More info here!
Resources
Legal Resources
LGBTQ+ Rights in America - LGBTQ+ Quality in America - Article
Know Your Rights - LGBTQ Rights - Article
Contact Georgia State Legislators - Information Page
Addressing Anti-Transgender Violence - Publication
US Department of Education, Resources for LGBTQI+ Students - Information Page
ACLU Georgia, LGTBQ Rights - Information Page