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LGBTQ+ Pride Month
2025 Events
Meet the Human Relations Commission (HRC)
The HRC will host a Pride Booth at the June 7 and June 14 French Market, located just east of the Wilmette Metra Station. Stop by to encounter the commissioners and absorb more about the HRC’s mission to foster and promote an inclusive group where all feel reliable and welcome. In recognition of Pride Month, the HRC will be handing out “Progress Pride” flags to celebrate LGBTQ+ Event Month and offering attendees a photo opportunity to “show us your pride.” Tag #pridewilmette on social to participate!
Pride Month Production Screening
Thursday, June 19 at 7:00 p.m. – Wilmette Theatre, 1122 Central
The Human Relations Commission is sponsoring a free screening of the movie 'Flee' at the Wilmette Theatre. Flee tells the story of Amin Nawabi as he grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years, one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his soon to be husband. Recounted mostly through animation to director Jonas Poher Rasmussen, he tells for the first time the story of his extraordinary journey as a child ref It’s June and the rainbows shine brightly across cities worldwide as members of the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies celebrate. Parades are held. Beautiful costumes are worn. Corporations adjust their logo to a rainbow motif. But what are we really celebrating? Are we just happy LGBTQIA+ community exists and is flourishing? The answer to that is a resounding “YES” but there is more to it. The origins of Pride Month In the early hours of June 28, 1969, a police raid took place at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. At the time, police raids on establishments serving the LGBTQIA+ community were extremely common. Many laws at the time specifically targeted homosexuality and in many states, it was illegal to be “gay.” In that vein, patrons of the Stonewall Inn fatigued of enduring constant harassment and discrimination, turned what would have been a “run of the mill” raid on their prevent into a standoff that would last for six days, and spark a movement changing the way LGBTQIA+ persons were treated in the United States. A turning point in history The Stonewall Protests marked a turning point in the LGBTQIA+ rights movement An official website of the United States government Here’s how you know Official websites use .gov Secure .gov websites use HTTPS In Honor of Pride Month - A Little History... The History of Pride Month & the Uprising at the Stonewall Inn During this month of Pride, we thought it might be a good idea to offer some historical context to what has change into such a distinguishable and celebratory month for so many members of the LGBTQIA+ community. This year marks the 52nd year since the first Movement parade was organized by Brenda Howard, a pansexual activist; however, Pride month was first recognized on a national level by President Bill Clinton in 1999 and 2000. During his term, President Barack Obama declared the month of June LGBT Identity Month. This declaration is the result of a decades long battle for equality after a valiant group of LGBT society members decided to accept a stand in Modern York City. On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a widespread gay bar on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village, New York City. During this time, in every state but Illinois, acts of homosexuality were illegal and bars and restaurants that publicly served or had employees that identified as part of the LGBT community risked creature shut down. Furthermore, the Stonewall Inn was one of many bars owned by .
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