Pride Month
June is recognized as LGBTQ Pride Month, but the fight for justice does not end there. As we celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and how far we’ve come to accept those in it, we still have a long way to go in reaching true equality for all. As we continue to fight for better, we must challenge each other to stay educated on the issues LGBTQ+ citizens face and how to become better allies to this growing community.
LGBTQ+
LGBTQ is actually a shorter acronym for a more complete descriptor, LGBTQQIAAP:
LGBTQ+
LGBTQ is actually a shorter acronym for a more complete descriptor, LGBTQQIAAP:
A woman attracted to another woman.
A man attracted to another man or a woman attracted to another woman.
Someone attracted to more than one gender.
A person whose gender identity or expression differs from their assigned biological sex.
Umbrella term for someone who is not heterosexual nor cisgender.
Rainbow Flag
The original 8 stripe version was designed by artist and activist Gilbert Baker in 1978 as a positive alternative to the pink triangle. This version included a hot pink and a turquoise stripe; both of which were removed by 1980.
The Progress Variant
Designed by Daniel Quasar in 2018. This version includes a chevron of black, brown, light blue, pink, and white to represent people of color, trans individuals, and those living with HIV/AIDS. The chevron points to the right to show forward movement.
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Questioning
Someone who is in question towards their gender identity, sexual orientation, or a combination.
Intersex
Someone born with sex characteristics not traditionally associated with male or female bodies.
Ally
A person who identifies as straight but supports people in the LGBTQ+ community.
Asexual
Someone with little to no sexual attraction
Pansexual
Someone attracted to all gender identities or a person’s qualities regardless of gender identity.
A woman attracted to another woman.
A man attracted to another man or a woman attracted to another woman.
Someone attracted to more than one gender.
A person whose gender identity or expression differs from their assigned biological sex.
Umbrella term for someone who isnot heterosexual nor cisgender.
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Questioning
Someone who is in question towards their gender identity, sexual orientation, or a combination.
Intersex
Someone born with sex characteristics not traditionally associated with male or female bodies.
Ally
A person who identifies as straight but supports people in the LGBTQ+ community.
Asexual
Someone with little to no sexual attraction
Pansexual
Someone attracted to all gender identities or a person’s qualities regardless of gender identity.
Rainbow Flag
The original 8 stripe version was designed by artist and activist Gilbert Baker in 1978 as a positive alternative to the pink triangle. This version included a hot pink and a turquoise stripe; both of which were removed by 1980.
The Progress Variant
Designed by Daniel Quasar in 2018. This version includes a chevronof black, brown, light blue, pink, and white to represent people of color, trans individuals, and those living with HIV/AIDS. The chevronpoints to the right to show forward movement.
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LGBTQ+ Injustices in the US
HEALTH CARE
MENTAL HEALTH
26%
of transgender people are denied needed health care.
1/10
LGBTQ Americans faced mistreatment by a health care provider
39%
of the LGBTQ population had amental illness in the past year.
48%
of transgender adult report thatthey have considered suicide in the last year.
INCARCERATION
POVERTY
13%
Transgender women are 13% more likely to be sexually assaulted than male prisoners.
40%
of incarcerated women are lesbian or bisexual.
22%
of LGBT citizens in the US live in poverty.
29%
of Transgender people and cisgender bisexual women live in poverty.
SEXUAL ASSAULT
WORKPLACE
47%
of transgender people are sexually assaulted at some point in their lifetime.
2x
Bisexual people are 2x more likely to experience physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner
88%
of LGBTQ population are employed. 12% are unemployed. 34% are college educated.
46%
of LGBTQ workers are closeted in the workplace.
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LGBTQ+ Injustices in the US
Health Care
26%
of transgender people are denied needed health care.
1/10
LGBTQ Americans faced mistreatment by a health care provider
Mental Health
39%
of the LGBTQ population had a mental illness in the past year.
48%
of transgender adults report that they have considered suicide in the last year.
Incarceration
13%
Transgender women are 13% more likely to be sexually assaulted than male prisoners.
40%
of incarcerated women arelesbian or bisexual.
Poverty
22%
of LGBT citizens in the US live in poverty.
29%
of Transgender people and cisgender bisexual women live in poverty.
Sexual Assault
47%
of transgender people are sexually assaulted at some point in their lifetime.
2x
Bisexual people are 2x more likely to experience physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner
Workplace
88%
of LGBTQ population are employed. 12% are unemployed. 34% are college educated.
46%
of LGBTQ workers are closeted in the workplace.
Pride Support Resources
READ
Books
Under the Rainbow
Celia Laskey
We Are Everywhere
Matthew Riemer + Leighton Brown
Stonewall
Martin Duberman
Here For It
R. Eric Thomas
How To Survive A Summer
Nick White
Believe Me
Eddie Izzard
The Men With the Pink Triangle
Heinz Heger
Transgender History: The Roots of Today’s Revolution
Susan Stryker
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls: A Memoir
T Kira Madden
You Exist Too Much
Zaina Arafat
Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family
Garrard Conley
The Price of Salt
Patricia Highsmith
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Emily M. Danforth
Invisible Life
E. Lynn Harris
Full Disclosure
Camryn Garrett
Youth Books + Resources
WATCH
Documentaries
Movies + TV Shows
Carol
Netflix
Boys Don’t Cry
Rent for $3.99 on Prime Video
Milk
Rent for $3.99 on Prime Video
Normal (2003)
Youtube
The Hours
Rent for $3.99 on Prime Video
Soldier’s Girl
Tubi
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