{"id":60845,"date":"2025-05-26T13:50:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T18:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veritext.com\/?p=60845"},"modified":"2025-06-10T14:07:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T19:07:21","slug":"pride-month-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veritext.com\/pride-month-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Veritext Celebrates Pride Month 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div  class='avia-slideshow av-l4915wpi-4277b606a12830fd8452bd8ed4916a50 avia-slideshow-featured_large av_slideshow_full avia-slide-slider av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied   avia-slideshow-1' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 42%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-l4915wpi-4277b606a12830fd8452bd8ed4916a50__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-60849 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-60849\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.veritext.com\/images\/2025\/05\/iStock-2203384616-1500x630.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"630\" title='Happy Pride Month Background Vector Illustration. 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avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue807' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><span class=\"heading-wrap\">HAPPY PRIDE<\/span><\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-limgu8rf-58e93075efaac1c245827f135c319ccb\">\n.avia-section.av-limgu8rf-58e93075efaac1c245827f135c319ccb{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n.avia-section.av-limgu8rf-58e93075efaac1c245827f135c319ccb .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.3;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/www.veritext.com\/wp-content\/themes\/enfold\/images\/background-images\/polygon.png);\nbackground-repeat:repeat;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-limgu8rf-58e93075efaac1c245827f135c319ccb main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  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As part of our commitment to workplace inclusion and LGBTQ+ allyship, we\u2019ve curated a collection of educational resources to help you learn, reflect, and take meaningful action toward building a more inclusive, equitable environment for all.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-limk9jrf-7e82efe866c1d273aca1ab773c4c5242\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-limk9jrf-7e82efe866c1d273aca1ab773c4c5242{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-limk9jrf-7e82efe866c1d273aca1ab773c4c5242 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_buttonrow '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-buttonrow-wrap av-limkb78o-fbdfaf6839e1bd215ca31a8ef7cfda56 avia-buttonrow-center  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-limkar84-dd295fad1a6aa0a044024574c5160a66\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-limkar84-dd295fad1a6aa0a044024574c5160a66{\nmargin-bottom:5px;\nmargin-right:3px;\nmargin-left:3px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a href='#ABOUT'  class='avia-button av-limkar84-dd295fad1a6aa0a044024574c5160a66 avia-icon_select-no avia-size-large avia-color-theme-color'   aria-label=\"About Pride\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >About Pride<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-limkar84-2-68999beaf9f0269e7c237c4a1ba9d1cc\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-limkar84-2-68999beaf9f0269e7c237c4a1ba9d1cc{\nmargin-bottom:5px;\nmargin-right:3px;\nmargin-left:3px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a href='#PROMINENT-PEOPLE'  class='avia-button av-limkar84-2-68999beaf9f0269e7c237c4a1ba9d1cc avia-icon_select-no avia-size-large avia-color-theme-color'   aria-label=\"Prominent People\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Prominent People<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-limkar84-2-1-2ae0a2a65dc80d2b0d76b733b1297e27\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-limkar84-2-1-2ae0a2a65dc80d2b0d76b733b1297e27{\nmargin-bottom:5px;\nmargin-right:3px;\nmargin-left:3px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a href='#WATCH'  class='avia-button av-limkar84-2-1-2ae0a2a65dc80d2b0d76b733b1297e27 avia-icon_select-no avia-size-large avia-color-theme-color'   aria-label=\"Watch, Listen &amp; 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Thousands of LGBT+ people gathered to commemorate Stonewall and demonstrate for equal rights. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/item\/today-in-history\/june-28\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The events of Stonewall<\/a>\u00a0and the liberation movements that followed were a direct result of prior decades of LGBT+ activism and organizing. In particular, Pride traditions were adapted from the &#8220;Reminder Day Pickets&#8221; held annually (1965-1969) on July 4 at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>On June 11, 1999, President Bill Clinton issued a presidential proclamation designating June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month to mark the 30th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising and the birth of the modern LGBTQ+ civil rights movement.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6klsyd5-c8fa9e4ad1057ffa6354ce00fcb94731\">\n.flex_column.av-6klsyd5-c8fa9e4ad1057ffa6354ce00fcb94731{\nwidth:32%;\nmargin-left:2%;\nborder-width:1px;\nborder-color:#0074c8;\nborder-style:solid;\nborder-radius:1px 1px 1px 1px;\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-6klsyd5-c8fa9e4ad1057ffa6354ce00fcb94731 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div  '     ><p><div  class='avia-video av-6brc6vt-fa285f2b1c5001158a9aa00361f579cc avia-video-16-9 av-no-preview-image avia-video-load-always av-lazyload-immediate av-lazyload-video-embed'  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/youtu.be\/9A0AtOwXkdk'><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Advancing 2SLGBTQI+ rights for over 50 years\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9A0AtOwXkdk?feature=oembed&autoplay=0&loop=0&controls=1&mute=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/script><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-5y5l0nt-5962983348eb17960fb5c6c5fef82bed '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Advancing\u00a0<abbr title=\"Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Plus\">2SLGBTQI+<\/abbr> rights for over 50 years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ik3d21-fdb981c863f328528f2289aa5ddf1b39\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-ik3d21-fdb981c863f328528f2289aa5ddf1b39{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-ik3d21-fdb981c863f328528f2289aa5ddf1b39 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l48ubo6p-f503bb3db40ee67d4f04d8405582465d\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l48ubo6p-f503bb3db40ee67d4f04d8405582465d{\nmargin:5px 5px 5px 5px;\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#0074c8;\nfont-size:30px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l48ubo6p-f503bb3db40ee67d4f04d8405582465d .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-l48ubo6p-f503bb3db40ee67d4f04d8405582465d .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:30px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l48ubo6p-f503bb3db40ee67d4f04d8405582465d .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#0074c8;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l48ubo6p-f503bb3db40ee67d4f04d8405582465d .av-subheading{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l48ubo6p-f503bb3db40ee67d4f04d8405582465d .av-special-heading-tag .heading-wrap:before{\nborder-color:#0074c8;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l48ubo6p-f503bb3db40ee67d4f04d8405582465d .av-special-heading-tag .heading-wrap:after{\nborder-color:#0074c8;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-l48ubo6p-f503bb3db40ee67d4f04d8405582465d .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-l48ubo6p-f503bb3db40ee67d4f04d8405582465d .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l48ubo6p-f503bb3db40ee67d4f04d8405582465d av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote elegant-quote elegant-centered  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock  av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><span class=\"heading-wrap\">HISTORY OF PRIDE<\/span><\/h1><div class='av_custom_color av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p>CANADA<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ndvsjd-20c2b4f07bf7ec7b6fb4659a796b4ba1\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ndvsjd-20c2b4f07bf7ec7b6fb4659a796b4ba1 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ndvsjd-20c2b4f07bf7ec7b6fb4659a796b4ba1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Canada refers to &#8220;Pride Season&#8221; rather than just &#8220;Pride Month&#8221; to recognize that 2SLGBTQIA+ celebrations and events occur throughout the summer, not just in June. The term &#8220;Pride Season&#8221; typically spans from <strong data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"229\">June to September<\/strong>, encompassing a wide range of Pride parades, festivals, protests, and commemorations across the country in different cities and regions. This inclusive language also reflects Canada\u2019s decentralized geography and multicultural identity\u2014different provinces and municipalities host events at different times, so using &#8220;season&#8221; better captures the full range of activities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-us0jy1-14c31523fd02ed9b542c99372530603e\">\n.flex_column.av-us0jy1-14c31523fd02ed9b542c99372530603e{\nwidth:32%;\nmargin-left:2%;\nborder-width:1px;\nborder-color:#0074c8;\nborder-style:solid;\nborder-radius:1px 1px 1px 1px;\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-us0jy1-14c31523fd02ed9b542c99372530603e av_one_third  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><p><div  class='avia-video av-7z4yx95-0449ce8b37ec721cefc0dc3efd7df9f8 avia-video-16-9 av-no-preview-image avia-video-load-always av-lazyload-immediate av-lazyload-video-embed'  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/youtu.be\/TWZMLzkdzxg?si=HrHn3LSF_AjXz2Ol'><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This Is The History Of The Rainbow Flag | TIME\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TWZMLzkdzxg?feature=oembed&autoplay=0&loop=0&controls=1&mute=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/script><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-7ltxjx5-a44266887fab2c060fbf512c44056061 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TWZMLzkdzxg?si=HrHn3LSF_AjXz2Ol\">The origin of the Pride flag<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-qf0jq1-e5df9ac5f8495a045ff22d9ca1500b5a\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-qf0jq1-e5df9ac5f8495a045ff22d9ca1500b5a{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-qf0jq1-e5df9ac5f8495a045ff22d9ca1500b5a hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-limgzsjm-020d0136c99e6c3b667dbcd875aedd22\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-limgzsjm-020d0136c99e6c3b667dbcd875aedd22{\nmargin:5px 5px 5px 5px;\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#0074c8;\nfont-size:30px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-limgzsjm-020d0136c99e6c3b667dbcd875aedd22 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-limgzsjm-020d0136c99e6c3b667dbcd875aedd22 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:30px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-limgzsjm-020d0136c99e6c3b667dbcd875aedd22 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#0074c8;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-limgzsjm-020d0136c99e6c3b667dbcd875aedd22 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:23px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-limgzsjm-020d0136c99e6c3b667dbcd875aedd22 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-wrap:before{\nborder-color:#0074c8;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-limgzsjm-020d0136c99e6c3b667dbcd875aedd22 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-wrap:after{\nborder-color:#0074c8;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-limgzsjm-020d0136c99e6c3b667dbcd875aedd22 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-limgzsjm-020d0136c99e6c3b667dbcd875aedd22 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-limgzsjm-020d0136c99e6c3b667dbcd875aedd22 av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote elegant-quote elegant-centered  avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock  av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><span class=\"heading-wrap\">FIND A PRIDE EVENT NEAR YOU<\/span><\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l491cvmt-7bf52eec01ee621372a5f8a0d79f78b1\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-l491cvmt-7bf52eec01ee621372a5f8a0d79f78b1 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l491cvmt-7bf52eec01ee621372a5f8a0d79f78b1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Around the world, Pride celebrations take a variety of forms, from parades to parties to protests and proms. Since the start of the modern LGBTQIA+ liberation movement in the 1970s, hundreds of independent Pride events have sprung up in cities worldwide. Find an event near you!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-pk6al5-9a6babb25505d57e2f03cbec85d9803f\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-pk6al5-9a6babb25505d57e2f03cbec85d9803f{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-pk6al5-9a6babb25505d57e2f03cbec85d9803f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-30  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_buttonrow '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-buttonrow-wrap av-limiihls-32420043f2d32c588f07a6d06db11fae avia-buttonrow-center  avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-limih1gc-a833ce23efd8e4c3ed7a232e60a1fa3a\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-limih1gc-a833ce23efd8e4c3ed7a232e60a1fa3a{\nmargin-bottom:5px;\nmargin-right:3px;\nmargin-left:3px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a 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class='flex_column av-188692x-5820050ee208dc967c150af91f5750ab av_one_third  avia-builder-el-35  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p><div  class='avia-video av-2yrrcmx-6c7a3e447ee00d4700057bdbb09af7da avia-video-16-9 av-no-preview-image avia-video-load-always av-lazyload-immediate av-lazyload-video-embed'  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w447WOQZNNQ'><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Queer Code: Secret Languages of LGBTQ+ Art\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w447WOQZNNQ?feature=oembed&autoplay=0&loop=0&controls=1&mute=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/script><div 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aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: Barbara Gittings\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"headline\" >Barbara Gittings<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"heading-60\">Gittings became a crusader for gay rights a decade before the Stonewall rebellion. In addition to launching the New York chapter of the lesbian organization, Daughters of Bilitis (which she ran form 1958 to 1963), she edited their national magazine and was known for standing front and center in\u00a0picket lines protesting anti-gay discrimination. Source.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-limjn0e4-3-3404077bb8afbd4a72be96a52401cca6 avia-font-entypo-fontello avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-icon-char' data-av_icon='\ue80a' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: Bayard Rustin\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"headline\" >Bayard Rustin<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Rustin never hid his homosexuality while fighting alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the Civil Rights Movement. His unapologetic openness pushed him to work mostly behind the scenes of the movement. He later urged New York City mayor Ed Koch to work on a gay rights bill before his death in 1987. He was posthumously awarded the\u00a0Presidential Medal of Honor by President Obama in 2013.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.redbookmag.com\/life\/g21288608\/famous-gay-lgbtq-people-in-history\/?slide=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Source.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-limjn0e4-2-5cc4bb45215b384da3519e91c59c5624 avia-font-entypo-fontello avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-icon-char' data-av_icon='\ue80a' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"headline\" >Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Martin are Lyon co-founded Daughters of Bilitis in San Francisco as a couple in the 1950s. They were the first same-sex couple married in 2004 after the city clerk was ordered to provide marriage licenses to gay couples. Their marriage was voided later that year by the California Supreme Court. They married again in 2008 when the court\u00a0legalized same-sex marriage in the state. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redbookmag.com\/life\/g21288608\/famous-gay-lgbtq-people-in-history\/?slide=7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-limjn0e4-1-25a48bc7aa5cc2ef35791e21972f3f60 avia-font-entypo-fontello avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-icon-char' data-av_icon='\ue80a' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: Gilbert Baker\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"headline\" >Gilbert Baker<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Baker helped define the LGBTQ movement as the designer of the rainbow flag. The flag was first unveiled at the\u00a0San Francisco Pride Parade in 1978 and has become a universal symbol for the community. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redbookmag.com\/life\/g21288608\/famous-gay-lgbtq-people-in-history\/?slide=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-limjn0e4-1-1-0b0f6fb1b13400cceed59e5c2572dbe5 avia-font-entypo-fontello avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-icon-char' data-av_icon='\ue80a' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: Chris Bearchell\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"headline\" >Chris Bearchell<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Chris Bearchell is a one of the most notable people in the history of queer liberation in Canada. She began writing for The Body Politic in 1975 and for years was the only woman writing for the paper. She was also part of the founding of some of the first queer organizations in Canada. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerevents.ca\/queer-culture\/individuals#Chris%20Bearchell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-8vi6da1-22c4b56f4130d8b667126ae50c8daaf4 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-40  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-limjamry-953056b69cc16464a46d5a091590dd70\">\n#top .avia-icon-list-container.av-limjamry-953056b69cc16464a46d5a091590dd70 .iconlist_icon{\nbackground-color:#0074c8;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-icon-list-container.av-limjamry-953056b69cc16464a46d5a091590dd70 .av_iconlist_title{\ncolor:#0074c8;\n}\n.avia-icon-list-container.av-limjamry-953056b69cc16464a46d5a091590dd70 .iconlist_content{\ncolor:#2a5e00;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-icon-list-container av-limjamry-953056b69cc16464a46d5a091590dd70  avia-builder-el-41  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><ul class='avia-icon-list avia_animate_when_almost_visible avia-icon-list-left av-iconlist-big av-limjamry-953056b69cc16464a46d5a091590dd70 avia-iconlist-animate'>\n<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-limja0yg-61a30cefee00f8b6eb5cc5ebf4883a6a avia-font-entypo-fontello avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-icon-char' data-av_icon='\ue80a' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: Jeanne Manford\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"headline\" >Jeanne Manford<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Every movement needs ally support and Manford made sure the LGBTQ community got that support as\u00a0co-founder of PFLAG, the nation\u2019s\u00a0<span class=\"redactor-unlink\">first and largest organization<\/span>\u00a0for parents, families, friends, and allies to LGBTQ people. She was grand marshal of the New York City&#8217;s Pride March in 1991 as well as the first Queens pride celebration in 1993. Manford was posthumously awarded the\u00a0Presidential Citizens Medal by Obama in 2012. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redbookmag.com\/life\/g21288608\/famous-gay-lgbtq-people-in-history\/?slide=16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-limja0yg-2-b09f4bf0619368c4e78602342247dbe1 avia-font-entypo-fontello avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-icon-char' data-av_icon='\ue80a' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: Asia Kate Dillon\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"headline\" >Asia Kate Dillon<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Dillon is an actor who is the first non-binary performer to portray a significant role in an American television show, as Taylor Mason in\u00a0<em>Billions<\/em>. Dillon goes by the pronoun they\/them. They have been nominated for several Critics\u2019 Choice Television Awards and co-starred in\u00a0<em>John Wick: Chapter 3 \u2013<\/em>\u00a0<em>Parabellum<\/em>. As non-binary actors, their presence in film and television has helped open our eyes.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/05\/26\/arts\/television\/asia-kate-dillon-billions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-limja0yg-1-73294d959f3ea4b60f8a24b5b35d6376 avia-font-entypo-fontello avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-icon-char' data-av_icon='\ue80a' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: Angela Robertson\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"headline\" >Angela Robertson<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Angela Robertson is an activist working with black, women\u2019s and LGBTQ communities. She is widely respected and recognized for implementing life-transforming programs for women in Toronto. Angela is currently Executive Director of Queen West &#8211; Central Toronto Community Health Centre. She was previously Director of Equity &amp; Community Development at Women\u2019s College Hospital and Executive Director of Sistering \u2013 A Woman\u2019s Place which is an organization that offers practical and emotional support to homeless, under-housed and low-income women in the city. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerevents.ca\/queer-culture\/individuals#Angela%20Robertson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-limja0yg-1-1-f92f1560a6b116bc83d8c6e5dd211af4 avia-font-entypo-fontello avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-icon-char' data-av_icon='\ue80a' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: More Noteworthy People\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"headline\" >More Noteworthy People<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"heading-60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/resources\/celebrating-changemakers-stories-from-the-transgender-and-gender-non-conforming-community-in-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celebrating Changemakers: Stories from the Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Community in 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerevents.ca\/queer-culture\/individuals#Aiyanna%20Maracle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notable Queer Folks Throughout Canada<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"widget__headline h1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/world\/2016\/7\/08\/20-lgbt-people-who-changed-world#rebelltitem1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"widget__headline-text \" data-type=\"text\">20 LGBTQ People Who Changed the World<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqcaucus.legislature.ca.gov\/pride-honoree-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus Pride Honorees Of 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-limh6vjg-4add249cd93dcddd07ea1eb8676a23d7\">\n.avia-section.av-limh6vjg-4add249cd93dcddd07ea1eb8676a23d7{\nbackground-color:#dbf4ff;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n.avia-section.av-limh6vjg-4add249cd93dcddd07ea1eb8676a23d7 .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.3;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/www.veritext.com\/wp-content\/themes\/enfold\/images\/background-images\/polygon.png);\nbackground-repeat:repeat;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_5'  class='avia-section av-limh6vjg-4add249cd93dcddd07ea1eb8676a23d7 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-42  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll av-section-color-overlay-active container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay-wrap\"><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay\"><\/div><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-60845'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bs62ih-ddac9e664174c7bfa120dd0597ea54ce\">\n.flex_column.av-bs62ih-ddac9e664174c7bfa120dd0597ea54ce{\nwidth:32%;\nborder-width:1px;\nborder-color:#0074c8;\nborder-style:solid;\nborder-radius:1px 1px 1px 1px;\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"WATCH\"  class='flex_column av-bs62ih-ddac9e664174c7bfa120dd0597ea54ce av_one_third  avia-builder-el-43  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><p><div  class='avia-video av-zvzhvd-b50b991fc35d991c109dd3b8b7ee7763 avia-video-16-9 av-no-preview-image avia-video-load-always av-lazyload-immediate av-lazyload-video-embed'  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/youtu.be\/S7jnzOMxb14'><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Stonewall You Know Is a Myth. 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sexuality-based injustice and violence.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-5g7lpax-aefb38086897a5e0791664557bdb0b4b av_one_half  avia-builder-el-64  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4whofkp-c7c34459d1b320b16608915816535a8b\">\n#top .avia-icon-list-container.av-4whofkp-c7c34459d1b320b16608915816535a8b .iconlist_icon{\ncolor:#0074c8;\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n#top .avia-icon-list-container.av-4whofkp-c7c34459d1b320b16608915816535a8b .iconlist_icon svg:first-child{\nstroke:#0074c8;\nfill:#0074c8;\nheight:18px;\nwidth:18px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-icon-list-container.av-4whofkp-c7c34459d1b320b16608915816535a8b .av_iconlist_title{\nfont-size:18px;\ncolor:#0074c8;\n}\n.avia-icon-list-container.av-4whofkp-c7c34459d1b320b16608915816535a8b .iconlist_content{\nfont-size:15px;\ncolor:#9817b5;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-icon-list-container av-4whofkp-c7c34459d1b320b16608915816535a8b  avia-builder-el-65  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><ul class='avia-icon-list avia_animate_when_almost_visible avia-icon-list-left av-iconlist-small av-4whofkp-c7c34459d1b320b16608915816535a8b avia-iconlist-animate'>\n<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-gjc6xl-145d60eca58a876f022463d0a6a301f8 avia-font-entypo-fontello avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-icon-char' data-av_icon='\ue82a' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: The Human Rights Campaign\"><div class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title_small  av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"headline\" >The Human Rights Campaign<\/div><\/header><div class='iconlist_content av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/\"><u>The Human Rights Campaign<\/u><\/a>\u00a0is a national organization working towards equality for LGBTQ Americans. Founded by Steve Endean in 1980 as The Human Rights Campaign Fund with the intent to provide financial support for political candidates who supported LGBTQ rights, the organization quickly evolved and is now that largest LGBTQ civil rights organization in the U.S., providing support and awareness for and on behalf of the LGBTQ community.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-43h9u6x-ff2e44c72fbdb308e29c1ca8dd8198a3 avia-font-entypo-fontello avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-icon-char' data-av_icon='\ue82a' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: SNaPCo\"><div class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title_small  av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"headline\" >SNaPCo<\/div><\/header><div class='iconlist_content av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snap4freedom.org\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.snap4freedom.org\/about\">SNaPCo<\/a>\u00a0builds power of Black trans and queer people to force systemic divestment from the prison industrial complex and invest in community support. A donation will help fund programs \u2014 like a 16-week internship program to create effective leaders to end the crisis of mass criminalization \u2014 support trans people that are in need, and bolster a SNAP4FREEDOM school that helps educate collaborators on how they can turn words into action.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-3awpdi1-113ebe7746e8d8a6d2ef927fe4d4a1ce avia-font-entypo-fontello avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-icon-char' data-av_icon='\ue82a' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: GLSEN\"><div class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title_small  av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"headline\" >GLSEN<\/div><\/header><div class='iconlist_content av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.glsen.org\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.glsen.org\/\"><u>GLSEN<\/u><\/a>\u00a0was founded in 1990 by a group of teachers in Massachusetts who wanted to improve the bullying and discrimination problem against LGBTQ students in schools from grades K-12. Since then, GLSEN has worked on important legislation like the\u00a0<a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.glsen.org\/article\/safe-schools-improvement-act-s-311hr-2902\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.glsen.org\/article\/safe-schools-improvement-act-s-311hr-2902\"><u>Safe Schools Improvement Act<\/u><\/a>, which requires any K-12 grade school to employ anti-bullying policies with specific protection for those bullied because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-377ef5l-547028a0f2eb514a90357911fd435167 avia-font-entypo-fontello avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-icon-char' data-av_icon='\ue82a' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: GLAAD\"><div class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title_small  av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"headline\" >GLAAD<\/div><\/header><div class='iconlist_content av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Originally founded in 1985 to protest the inflammatory coverage of the AIDS epidemic,\u00a0<a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.glaad.org\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.glaad.org\/\"><u>GLAAD<\/u><\/a>\u00a0is now the leading source for fair representation of the LGBTQIA+ community in the media. From coverage of significant events to accurate depictions of queer stories in film and television, GLAAD is there to enforce visibility and accountability.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-8niuux-afddfd4469a2a775b92354950ea6da26 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-66  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-28bksux-1320feb1730f762a1a2da987e61acb49\">\n#top .avia-icon-list-container.av-28bksux-1320feb1730f762a1a2da987e61acb49 .iconlist_icon{\ncolor:#0074c8;\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n#top .avia-icon-list-container.av-28bksux-1320feb1730f762a1a2da987e61acb49 .iconlist_icon svg:first-child{\nstroke:#0074c8;\nfill:#0074c8;\nheight:18px;\nwidth:18px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-icon-list-container.av-28bksux-1320feb1730f762a1a2da987e61acb49 .av_iconlist_title{\nfont-size:18px;\ncolor:#0074c8;\n}\n.avia-icon-list-container.av-28bksux-1320feb1730f762a1a2da987e61acb49 .iconlist_content{\nfont-size:15px;\ncolor:#9817b5;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-icon-list-container av-28bksux-1320feb1730f762a1a2da987e61acb49  avia-builder-el-67  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><ul class='avia-icon-list avia_animate_when_almost_visible avia-icon-list-left av-iconlist-small av-28bksux-1320feb1730f762a1a2da987e61acb49 avia-iconlist-animate'>\n<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-1rhq3o9-ac9bd8142e5c34a8107e82f67ebdcc97 avia-font-entypo-fontello avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-icon-char' data-av_icon='\ue82a' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: National Center for Transgender Equality\"><div class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title_small  av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"headline\" >National Center for Transgender Equality<\/div><\/header><div class='iconlist_content av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The\u00a0<u><a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/transequality.org\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/transequality.org\/\">National Center for Transgender Equality<\/a><\/u>\u00a0was founded in 2003 and has since made it their mission to advocate and push for policy change that protects the freedom and liberties of transgender Americans.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-1bjjnvd-699dd7caed9133f4697c677ff086dec5 avia-font-entypo-fontello avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-icon-char' data-av_icon='\ue82a' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: The Trevor Project\"><div class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title_small  av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"headline\" >The Trevor Project<\/div><\/header><div class='iconlist_content av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Named after the 1998 Academy Award-winning short film,\u00a0<a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrevorproject.org\/#sm.0001fvp5tl1n4ekbvcm14vvntmdx3\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.thetrevorproject.org\/#sm.0001fvp5tl1n4ekbvcm14vvntmdx3\"><u>The Trevor Project<\/u><\/a>\u00a0was the first national crisis and suicide prevention hotline for LGBTQ teens and young adults. Since its inception, it&#8217;s helped thousands of struggling LGBTQ youths through their various services \u2014 Trevor Lifeline, which is accessible via phone call or text; TrevorChat (available on their site), a social network for LGBTQ youth 25 and younger, and their\u00a0<a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrevorproject.org\/resources\/trevor-support-center\/#sm.0001fvp5tl1n4ekbvcm14vvntmdx3\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.thetrevorproject.org\/resources\/trevor-support-center\/#sm.0001fvp5tl1n4ekbvcm14vvntmdx3\"><u>support center<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-tful3t-abb8f77dabd3d966e8b9959e2108fcff avia-font-entypo-fontello avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-icon-char' data-av_icon='\ue82a' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: Services &amp; Advocacy for LGBT Elders\"><div class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title_small  av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"headline\" >Services &amp; Advocacy for LGBT Elders<\/div><\/header><div class='iconlist_content av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>With LGBTQ protection laws being what they are, the limitations of an unpredictable future is most threatening to aging LGBTQ folks.\u00a0<a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sageusa.org\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.sageusa.org\/\"><u>Services &amp; Advocacy for LGBT Elders<\/u><\/a>, or SAGE, is the oldest organization in the United States specifically dedicated to advocating for the lives of our LGBTQ elders. 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