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Community Voices Celebrates Pride Pride Month is an annual celebration, usually in June in the United States and sometimes at other times in other countries, of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) identity. Pride commemorates the Stonewall riots, which began in the early hours of June 28, 1969, after police raided the Stonewall Inn bar in New York City’s Greenwich Village neighborhood. Based on the idea that specific stories from people or communities make it harder to deny those people their agency, identity, and place in the larger narrative, Community Voices is an initiative to provide space for community members to share their individual stories. We center Community Voices exhibits around particular heritages or identities that are meaningful for our community. The mission of Community Voices is to foster connections, cultivate empathy, and nurture a sense of belonging at the library.
While the library invites and provides space for members of the community to share their story, the library neither advocates for nor endorses the viewpoints expressed herein.