June has and will continue to be associated with freedom and liberation. The recent, long fought-for recognition of Juneteenth as a national holiday speaks to the continued struggle for historically marginalized groups to obtain visibility and equity in America. As witnessed through their lived experiences, liberation does not come without struggle.

Pride Month symbolizes and represents the continued fight for freedom of identity and expression for the LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersexual, Asexual, Two Spirit and Ally) community. Pride Month, celebrated each June, marks the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, a landmark event in civil-rights history.

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