{"id":42764,"date":"2021-06-10T14:18:58","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T19:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/?p=42764"},"modified":"2021-08-31T09:11:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T14:11:10","slug":"pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2021\/06\/10\/pride\/","title":{"rendered":"Green, White and the Rainbow: Pride Month at BSU"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/a>In recognition of Pride Month, Bemidji State University is joining in the celebration to honor and recognize the LGBTQIAP2S+ community.<\/p>\n

Pride Month is celebrated annually in June to recognize the Stonewall Riots. On June 28, 1969, patrons of New York City’s Stonewall Inn resisted police violence targeted towards the queer community. The events of this night sparked the movement to fight discriminatory laws and practices against those who are LGBTQIAP2S+.<\/p>\n

To impart knowledge and inspire critical thinking across campus, Bemidji State’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion recently compiled a list of resources that encourage audiences to expand their beliefs and understandings of the LGBTQIAP2S+ community by learning about gender, sexual and romantic identities. Under the leadership of Steven D. Parker, the university’s new Campus Diversity Officer, Bemidji State is also promoting a number of inclusive events, both in-person and virtually, to support Pride Month.<\/p>\n

Throughout the month, members of the Bemidji community are encouraged to connect with Bemidji State’s new Northwoods Queer Outreach program via the university’s website. The initiative aims to increase queer and transgender representation, support and acceptance across campus and within the Bemidji community.<\/p>\n

Note: LGBTQIAP2S+ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer\/questioning, intersex, asexual, pansexual, two-spirit, plus. Additionally, the term “queer” throughout this narrative signifies queer-sexual and queer-gender identities, as well as those who are part of the LGBTQIAP2S+ community.<\/p>\n