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Here’s a message about Pride Month from your friends in the USA College of Medicine Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

Published Jun 7th, 2021

June is Pride Month, and we are so PROUD to stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community here at USA and around the world as the community lives out loud, lives their truth and reminds us of how far we still have to go toward true equality and equity.

Did you know? Pride Month often is celebrated in June to honor and commemorate the Stonewall Uprising in New York City on June 28, 1969. Following a police invasion of a gay club located in Greenwich Village, riots and protests ensued throughout the city.

The Stonewall Riots sparked a shift and increase in LGBTQ+ activism. However, more work for the community still is needed. So far this year, 13 transgender men and women have been killed, according to the Human Rights Campaign. Twelve of the 13 killed were either Black, Latinx or Asian.

In celebration of Pride Month, we encourage each of you to expand your understanding of the plights of our LGBTQ+ friends and commit to doing one thing toward the work that still needs to be done:

  • Volunteer and support LGBTQ+ causes (either nationally or locally).
  • Don a little Pride swag to show support and solidarity.
  • Take a minute to learn about a LGBTQ+ activist you may be unfamiliar with (Marsha P. Johnson or Sylvia Rivera are two trailblazers worth learning more about!).

Again, Happy Pride Month, y'all. Cheers to living vibrantly and unapologetically all year round.

In solidarity,

Your friends in ODI (Dr. Trimm, Dr. Haynes, Sherry, Tiquera and LoRen)

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