The concept of LGBTQ pride originates as a movement which seeks to challenge the negative images of LGBTQ people by being openly identified with a culturally stigmatized group as such, it creates a discomfort. During the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the 1980s, LGBTQ communities were further stigmatized as they became the focus of mass hysteria, suffered isolation and marginalization, and were targeted with extreme acts of violence. Late in 1979, a new religious revival among conservative evangelical Protestants and Roman Catholics ushered in the conservatism politically aligned with the Christian right that would reign in the United States during the 1980s, becoming another obstacle for the progress of the LGBTQ rights movement. In the 1970s, the popularity of disco music and its culture in many ways made society more accepting of gays and lesbians. A new period of liberalism in the late 1960s began a new era of more social acceptance for homosexuality which lasted until the late 1970s. It was the commemorative march one year later that drew 5,000 marchers up New York City's Sixth Avenue, that got nationwide publicity and led to modern-day LGBTQ pride marches.
Newspaper coverage of the events was minor, since, in the 1960s, huge marches and mass rioting had become commonplace and the Stonewall riots were relatively small. LGBTQ history traces back to ancient civilizations, but the term gay pride is usually associated with the modern LGBTQ rights movement that was sparked by the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City. Learn more about the chronology of LGTBTQ+ advances in Canada and in BC through the BC Teachers' Federation site.Further information: 1960s in LGBT rights and Counterculture of the 1960s
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Staff participation in virtual Surrey Pride Festival, submitting video on what the library has to offer and significance of Pride month.Featuring pride themed displays in branches, and highlighting LGTBQI2A+ authors & creators in Library News & Reviews website.Sharing pride themed posts from the City & community partners throughout June on the Library’s Facebook, Twitter & Instagram accounts.Featuring pride themed information on the Library website, and Surrey Libraries News & Updates newsletter.Pride Alliance virtual event with games and crafts for youth that identify as LGBTQ2IA+.Promoting awareness of LGBTQ2IA+ information and resources though updated book lists for adults, teens and families.
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Surrey Libraries will also be launching a series of initiatives during Pride Month: