Pride in Our Collection
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June is LGBTQIA+ PRIDE Month!
As President Joe Biden states in this year's Pride month proclamation:
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As we celebrate and honor members of the LGBTQIA+ community and the work of activists, we recognize the hard-fought achievements of the past and the urgency of supporting LGBTQIA+ rights today.
Read on to learn more about Pride and check out our Pride recommendations.
Community Pride
The first Pride march 鈥 the Christopher Street Liberation Day March 鈥 was held in New York City on June 28th, 1970 on the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. North Carolina鈥檚 first march, 鈥淥ur Day Out,鈥 took place on June 27, 1981 in Durham in response to anti-gay violence.
To learn more about the history of LGBTQIA+ community and activism in Durham, check out the web exhibit, Love + Liberation: A History of LGBTQ+ Durham, created through a collaboration between community members and the Durham County Library鈥檚 North Carolina Collection.
Reading and Watching Pride History
Explore the history of LGBTQIA+ activism and advocacy in the U.S. through these nonfiction books and documentary films in our collection:
Stream in Films on Demand and in Avon: Academic Video Online. (Log in with your 澳门六合彩开奖记录资料 username and password).
Fiction Favorites
Looking for LGBTQIA+ fiction? Check out some of our picks, including some and award winners! This selection includes print books, audio books, and ebooks in multiple fiction genres, such as science fiction, romance, YA, and graphic novels.
Explore additional books and films highlighted on our and browse more audio books and ebooks in our .
Happy Pride Reading!