During Pride Month, we recognize a courageous group of Americans who in June 1969 rose up to protest the violence and marginalization they faced in what we now call the Stonewall Uprising. What began as a police raid at a gay bar unfolded over the next six days to “fundamentally change the discourse surrounding LGBTQ+ activism in the United States.”
As we celebrate Pride this year, we are reminded of the work that must continues. 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were proposed in both 2023 and 2024 in state legislatures across the country. The HRC (Human Rights Campaign) declared a national state of emergency last year for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. for the first time in its 40-year history.