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Well the parades may be cancelled or postponed for June 2020 but there are still plenty of reasons to celebrate Pride Month and the opportunity to take some time to find out more about how this celebration of LGBTQ identity began. via The History of Pride Month — Hillingdon Libraries Blog

via Tainted By Our Choices — Telling Tales

So as I was scrolling through my news feed on Facebook I came across someone who had an issue with the pride flag being the way it is. Can you guess what the issue is just by looking at it?No me neither but they sure did. Their issue was that there is a black and […]… Continue reading An issue with the Pride Flag? — Joshua J Cox

This month is global pride month, so I wanted to explore the history of pride and as a gay man who has never been to pride what it means to me. Unfortunately, this year due to coronavirus and social distancing means that many of these events will be cancelled due to coronavirus. The story of […]… Continue reading The Question – the need and origins of pride — Jack Fielding

Published: 5th May 2014 Publisher: Magination Press Illustrator: Kristyna Litten Pages: 40 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ – 3 Stars This day in June…. Parade starts soon…. Rainbow arches…. Joyful marches! In a wildly whimsical, validating, and exuberant reflection of the LGBT community, This Day In June welcomes readers to experience a pride celebration… Continue reading This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman — Lost in a Good Book

Today, friends, I came to a surprising conclusion. I seem to have a type, and much to my dismay, that type seems to be “blond white lady.” I didn’t think I was quite that basic, and yet here we are. Yesterday I attempted to compile a list of ladies I admire in a romancy sort […]… Continue reading Gentle(wo)men prefer blondes? — T.J. Baer

With all of the talk of riots we need to talk about an important riot in that is often forgotten and overshadowed by the stonewall riots 3 years later! In August of 1966, 3 years before Stonewall happened, there was a moment that was the first recorded act of civil unrest from the LGBTQ Community. […]… Continue reading #30Daysofpride: Day 4- Screaming Queens and the Riot at Compton’s Cafeteria — Love, Seamus

Maria Dulębianka and Maria Konopnicka There are four links below: In 1889, , a mother of eight children and a writer, who was living independently and separated from her husband, Jarosław Konopnicki. Dulębianka was almost 30 at the time, and Konopnicka was 19 years her senior. The two became inseparable and from […] via June 4~… Continue reading June 4~ Pride Month — The Misty Miss Christy