This June marks the 52nd celebration of Pride Month, a time when people come together in support of the LGBTQIA+ community. Pride Month is celebrated each June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall uprising, to protest against injustice and inequality and to recognize the impacts of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA+) individuals….
Category: PRIDE Month
Celebrate PRIDE! Month in June
PRIDE! Month is commemorated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall uprising in New York City. In June of 1969, patrons and supporters of the Stonewall Inn staged an uprising to resist the police harassment and persecution to which LGBTQIA+ Americans were commonly subjected. This uprising marked the beginning of a…
First Comes Love
Join University Libraries for a virtual presentation and exhibition with Barbara Proud, fine art photographer and artist, in observance of the American Library Association’s (ALA) LGBT/Rainbow Book Month. First Comes Love is a book and a travelling exhibit of photographs and love stories that celebrates the lives and enduring relationships of LGBTQ+ couples from across…
Queering Campus History: The LGBTQ+ History of UNC Greensboro
Spend an hour with Stacey Krim, curator of manuscripts and assistant professor for University Libraries, as she takes you through the rich queer history of our UNCG campus and community. Learn about how LGBTQ+ students, faculty and staff fought for their place on campus, forming LGBTQ+ organizations and improving the landscape of sex and gender…
LGBTQ+ History Panel: From Then to Now
University Libraries and the Office of Intercultural Engagement will co-host a panel discussion with alumni, current students and an archivist about the evolution of the LGBTQ+ student experience at UNCG on April 19, 2018 at 4 p.m. The event will be held in Jackson Library, 1st Floor Reading Room and is free and open to…
