Pride Month

Once Again, Disney Attempts to Co-opt Pride Month

five illustrated Disney characters, including Minnie Mouse, Goofy, and Mickey Mouse walk in profile against a striped rainbow background
by Meggie Gates
June 18, 2021 at 9:55am
Disney’s disinterest in truly embracing the same consumers its Pride messaging targets sends a clear-cut message.
a white queer person with long, blond hair and a huge white hat stands in profile at a Pride parade with a rainbow hand fan

Cute Overload: Pride, Kink, and the “Smol Bean–Industrial Complex”

by Jenna Mahale
June 2, 2021 at 2:30pm
It’s important to remember that respectability will not save us. Read more »
photo of Black woman in braids lying happily in a pile of confetti during a Pride parade

This Year, Pride Returned to Its Radical Roots

by Ace Tilton Ratcliff
June 30, 2020 at 2:18pm
Social justice movements demanding civil rights for minority groups have too often been led by queer people of color who are later erased in our remembrance of events. Read more »
A person waves a Pride flag out of a window.

True Revolution: In Quarantine, Queer People Are Redefining Community and Celebration

by Shelli Nicole
June 24, 2020 at 12:49pm
The thought of celebrating Pride Month has felt particularly complicated in the wake of the protest and rightful uprisings sparked by the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many others.  Read more »
A Black woman serves a slice of cake with rainbow layers and sprinkles while wearing compression gloves.

Glittering with Accessibility: Virtual Events Pave the Way for a More Inclusive Pride

by Alaina Leary
June 4, 2020 at 3:20pm
The 50th anniversary of Pride is the perfect time for radical inclusion. Read more »
Marchers in the Resistance contingent of the 2017 San Francisco Pride Parade hold signs reading "Stop Police Terror" and "Black & Brown Lives Matter"

Targeting the Opposition: The Long, Troubling History of Cops at Pride Parades

by Kitty Stryker
June 24, 2019 at 4:45pm
Pride started in the late 1950s as a series of riots and protests against police officers. Read more »
Janelle Monáe in the Make Me Feel music video

BitchTapes: Happy Pride Month!

by Evette Dionne
June 7, 2019 at 9:56am
Each June, and throughout the year, we celebrate LGBTQ communities. Read more »