June is Pride Month, celebrated at this time each year to honor not just the many roles and contributions of LGBTQ individuals, but the 1969 Stonewall Uprising that was a turning point in the fight for LGBTQ rights.
NEA was among the first to recognize Pride Month. According to the Library of Congress, the tradition began in 1994 when “a coalition of education-based organizations designated October as LGBT History Month. In 1995, a resolution passed by the General Assembly of the National Education Association included LGBT History Month within a list of commemorative months.”
Pride Month is more important than ever, as MAGA Republicans seek to bring book bans and culture wars to our classrooms and the national stage.
Educators strive to uplift ALL students, regardless of gender or identity. As NEA President Becky Pringle tweeted, “We must stand ever more resolute in that commitment while extremists attack and deny students’ rights and try to curtail students’ freedom to learn.”
In solidarity,
Marc Egan
Government Relations Director
National Education Association
CHEER: Reps. David Scott (D-GA) and Jim McGovern (D-MA) vigorously defended SNAP against further cuts during the House Agriculture Committee’s June 7 hearing on the farm bill.
