HE&R Celebrates Pride Month 2024
This email was shared with our internal team members to commemorate the start of Pride Month.
Pride Month is commemorated throughout June and is dedicated to celebrating the identities of the LGBTQ+ community. June is known as Pride Month because, in June of 1969, police raided one of the few gay bars in New York City, the Stonewall Inn. For six days, the bar’s patrons protested the raid and the treatment of the LGBTQ+ community. That uprising launched the modern gay rights movement with notable advocates, including Harvey Milk, Billie Jean King, Larry Kramer, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera.
Despite the current swell in anti-gay protests and legislation, people feel more comfortable today sharing their identities. USAToday.com reports that “the number of U.S. adults who identify as LGBTQ+ has more than doubled in the last 12 years, a recent Gallup poll found. Over 20% of Gen Z adults [born between the late 1990s and early 2010s] identify as LGBTQ+.”
Seeking more information? The GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Organization has curated an extensive list of resources on various topics related to the LGBTQ community.
Our team members are encouraged to celebrate Pride throughout the area this summer:
Happy Pride Month from HUE!
HUE - HE&R Unity & Equality - is committed to building a community within HE&R by connecting LGBTQ+ team members and allies through education, advocacy, and professional development. Please visit this link for information about HUE or our organization’s seven employee resource groups.