Happy Pride Month, everybody!

Recent channel discussions around Pride month have prompted me to think we should curate a selection of resources on Pride month, what it means, why it is still necessary, etc.

Resources to be considered for inclusion:
* https://www.loc.gov/lgbt-pride-month/about/
* https://assets2.hrc.org/files/assets/resources/Supporter_Guide_April_201...
* https://www.nojusticenopride.org/
* https://getschooled.com/dashboard/article/2862-5-ways-to-support-lgbtq-f...
* https://www.nycgo.com/articles/pride-tips-for-lgbtq-allies
* https://www.teenvogue.com/story/lgbt-equality-key-moments-timeline
* https://www.teenvogue.com/story/philadelphia-pride-flag-opposition-racis...
* https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to-be-a-good-ally-during-pride-month
* https://www.bustle.com/p/7-activists-on-how-to-make-pride-more-intersect...
* https://www.amnestyusa.org/the-state-of-lgbt-rights-worldwide/
* https://www.hrw.org/topic/lgbt-rights#
* https://splinternews.com/the-next-time-someone-says-all-lives-matter-sho...
* https://www.businessinsider.com/lgbtq-rights-around-the-world-maps-2018-10 (may need some add'l scrutiny)

Thank you to @yesct for providing many of the links above.

BLOG DRAFT: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PGX7wOdrcrd9D1gxOVYAGbcF8BZchHr7kgvx...

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I'd love if we had articles addressing at least these questions:

* What is Pride about? (History of Stonewall)
* Why is Pride still necessary?
* Why Pride/LGBTQIA rights are a global concern
* How this affects our community
* Why All Lives Matter and similar arguments diminish the effectiveness of our work

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Can we talk about 2SLGBTQQIA (Two-spirited, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual)?

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@R13ose sure! Are you referring to which term we use in the post? Or are there resources about that specific term you'd like to include?

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I am referring to terms we use in the post(s). We have to include more about people of colour and Indigenous people.

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Should we consider a link to PFLAG? Despite the historical acronym (the organization was originally "Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays"), it's an LGBTQIA+-inclusive organization -- in my experience as a pretty active PFLAG parent, the majority of participants these days are families of trans/nonbinary/gender-expansive kids.

I discovered Stonewall Forever the other day -- maybe a good resource for Pride history?

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Some more links:

https://www.hrc.org/resources/being-african-american-lgbtq-an-introduction
http://www.straightforequality.org/allyspectrum

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Sounds like a link under the "explaining acronyms" section of the Pride blog post would help speak to using 2SLGBTQQIA. I found this acronym explainer from Pink News - does anyone have experience with that site? I wasn't sure about it. Do you have any others you'd like to include here?

Also found this "Mending the Rainbow: Working with the Native LGBT/Two Spirit Community" (PDF) which looks pretty interesting and has a bunch more links. It's from 2012. http://www.tribal-institute.org/2012/B6PP.pdf

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The post is now live on our blog: https://www.drupaldiversity.com/blog/2019/happy-pride

THANK YOU to everyone who contributed. I hope I got everyone who worked on this, but feel free to comment if I didn't.

I will mark this issue "fixed" but if you have feedback about the post, please leave a comment here and we will re-open it to work on your suggestions.

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