The films will be presented in person in the library’s Community Room, and no registration is required.
On Thursdays in June at 7 p.m., the library will screen movies as part of a film series in observance of Pride Month. president to issue a proclamation acknowledging Pride Month, with Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden following suit. President Bill Clinton was the first U.S. In the mid-1990s, education organizations joined forces to formalize June as LGBT History Month. Celebrations varied from place to place and went on to include monthlong activities and events across June. In the years after Stonewall, many celebrated what they called Gay Pride Day on the last Sunday in June. What we now know as LGBTQ Pride Month began as a grassroots effort to commemorate the June 1969 Stonewall Uprising, when LGBTQ patrons of a New York City gay bar and their supporters fought back against police officers raiding the establishment. Princeton Public Library aims to include such topics in programming and content throughout the year, and this month serves as a chance to focus our efforts.
This month offers an opportunity to explore the stories and perspectives of those who identify as members of the LGBTQ community. June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer (or Questioning) Pride Month. Courtesy of Creative Commons ( CC BY-NC 2.0). Pride Parade in Princeton, NJ, June 22, 2019.
