Why We're Proudly Celebrating the LGBTQ+ Community

Great ways to demonstrate your support for the LGBTQ+ community this month

Let's take five minutes to see this week in a new light. By Wendy Rose Gould & Amy Morin, LCSW, Editor-in-Chief Top of Mind Proudly Celebrating the LGBTQ+ Community    June is officially Pride Month, a full 30 days dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community. It's an opportunity for members of this community to wholly embrace and celebrate their sexual identities, and for everyone else to shout their support and love from the rooftops. It's also a time to highlight the work that needs to be done, to fight against social stigma, and to further propel the LGBTQ+ rights movement. The History of Pride Month In June of 1969, a police raid occurred at the Stonewall Inn, a gay club in NYC's Greenwich Village. When this raid turned violent, customers of the Stonewall Inn—alongside with neighboring gay and lesbian bar patrons—fought back. This led to six days of protests that are now referred to as the Stonewall Riots. These riots are considered the catalyst for the gay rights movement.   Why We Celebrate  The LGBTQ+ community has seen great strides over the last few decades, but there's still work to be done. We celebrate Pride Month to practice self-affirmation, love, and acceptance. We celebrate to reduce prejudice and stigma, and to continue fighting for equal rights.       Equality means more than passing laws. The struggle is really won in the hearts and minds of the community, where it really counts." —  BARBARA GITTINGS, ACTIVIST   On the Bright Side Ways to Stay Positive This Week Show Your Pride and Support for Others This week, find a way to demonstrate your support for the LGBTQ+ community. This might be as simple as better understanding the community's history and plight for equal rights. Or perhaps it's expressing your unwavering support or donating to a charity like The Trevor Project or GLAAD. The LGBTQ&A podcast is a weekly podcast that features interviews with notable members of the LGBTQ+ community. Prior guests include Pete Buttigieg, Laverne Cox, and Brandi Carlile. It's hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine in partnership with GLAAD. Boldly demonstrate your support for the LGBTQ+ community with an item or two from Gay Pride Apparel. This Mexican-American owned retailer sells high-quality and ethically-made products and routinely collaborates with well-known entities, such as RuPaul's Drag Race, Drag Out The Vote, and more.     Coming Soon on The Verywell Mind Podcast     On Monday, I'm talking to fitness trainer Jillian Michaels about how to motivate yourself to stick to healthy habits. Then, on this week's Friday Fix, I'll share how to stay mentally strong when you're working through grief.    Subscribe Now: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts / RSS Read These Next What Does LGBTQ+ Mean? READ NOW What to Do If You're Questioning Your Sexuality READ NOW The Best Types of Happiness and How to Find Them READ NOW Spread the Light Share the newsletter with someone you know to make their day a little brighter. SHARE We're open to suggestions! If you have any feedback about this newsletter, let us know at feedback@verywell.com.     You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Healthy Mind newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If someone forwarded you this email, you can subscribe here!   A DOTDASH BRAND 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10005   © 2021 Verywellmind.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy