06/01/24

Happy Pride Month! 🌈

It's that time of year when all the icons on LinkedIn go gay for a whole 30 days. But jokes aside, this is a month of celebration for LGBTQ+ folks to honor our experiences, history, struggles, identities, and victories. The Advocate is excited to share Pride-specific stories with you. We've already published a few:

• President Joe Biden has officially proclaimed June 2024 to be Pride Month. He made the announcement yesterday. “I call upon the people of the United States to recognize the achievements of the LGBTQI+ community,” Biden said, “to celebrate the great diversity of the American people, and to wave their flags of pride high.”
• First Lady Jill Biden made a surprise appearance at Pittsburgh's annual LGBTQ+ Pride festival on Saturday afternoon, engaging with the rainbow flag-clad crowd. The Advocate's Christopher Wiggins covered the event. Biden took the time to slam former President Donald Trump and his anti-LGBTQ+ policies and positions labeling him as a "bully" and "dangerous."
• Want to know the story behind why Pride Month is June? Well, we've got you covered.

🌈 Keep an eye out for more throughout the month. 🌈

Onward and upward,

Alex Cooper

Why June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month

Iryna Imago/Shutterstock

President Joe Biden calls on LGBTQ+ community ‘to wave their flags of pride high’ this June

Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

Jill Biden blasts Donald Trump as  ‘dangerous’ in surprise appearance at Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ Pride fest

Christopher Wiggins/The Advocate

'Love, Jamie' illuminates trans artist Jamie Diaz's art created while incarcerated (exclusive)

Courtesy Jamie Diaz and Daniel Cooney Fine Art/Courtesy American Masters

The queerest education in America: How LGBTQ+ kids thrive at this Indiana school

Meredith Goldberg for The Advocate

Texas Democrat who supported gender-affirming care ban loses to queer progressive candidate

Lauren Simmons Campaign; State Representative Shawn Thierry