–Affirming Spaces with the Magic City Acceptance Center, Thursday, June 3, 11:30 a.m.Īcceptance Center will join us for a virtual conversation about youth programming and how we can provide safe places for LGBTQ+ youth. Here are the programs BPL is hosting, all on the BPL Facebook page: The BPL is hosting four Pride Month programs during June that will air on the BPL Facebook page every Thursday, starting on June 3.
On June 11, 1999, President Bill Clinton issued a proclamation to celebrate the anniversary of Stonewall every June in America as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month.įrom fundraisers to parties, here’s your guide to PRIDE in The Magic City. The incident led to riots outside in which several people were injured and marked the beginning of a movement to outlaw discriminatory laws and practices against LGBTQ Americans.
Pride Month is a national recognition held every June in tribute to those involved in the Stonewall Riots, an incident that occurred on June 28, 1969, when New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay nightclub. June is National Pride Month and Birmingham is dusting off its rainbow flags, dousing itself in glitter and joining together to celebrate and support the LGBTQ+ community.
