Pride Month Social Messaging
Happy Pride Month! Every Tuesday this month, we will share information on a historically significant individual who also happened to be a part of the LGBTQ+ community of their time. The subjects of these lessons were taken from GLSEN.org, which was founded by a group of teachers in 1990 who knew that educators play key roles in creating affirming learning environments for LBGTQ+ youth. Look for stories about Bayard Rustin, Sally Ride, Audre Lorde, and Harvey Milk. Graphics credit: Lydia Pynn, BHS Graphic Arts Student, and BPS101 Communications Department Summer Intern. Follow the stories of these individuals and many more at GLSEN.org.
June 4, 2024 Posts: Bayard Rustin: It’s #pridemonth! Let’s learn about Bayard Rustin (1912-1987). Bayard was a Civil Rights organizer and activist best known for his work as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s adviser and the primary organizer of the March on Washington in 1963. Find out more about Bayard here: https://www.glsen.org/activity/lgbtq-history-cards-extended-biographies
Jun 11, 2024 Posts: It’s #Pridemonth! Let’s learn about Sally Ride (1951-2012). Sally was a lesbian engineer, physicist, and astronaut. She completed a double major in Physics and English at Stanford University and joined NASA in 1978. There, she became the youngest American astronaut and the first American woman to travel to space aboard the space shuttle Challenger. More>>https://www.glsen.org/activity/lgbtq-history-cards-extended-biographies
Jun 18, 2024 Posts: It’s #Pridemonth! Let’s learn about Harvey Milk (1930-1978). Harvey was an American politician and the first openly gay elected official in the history of California on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Milk was assassinated almost eleven months into office in San Francisco’s City Hall by a former member of the city’s Board of Supervisors. More>>https://www.glsen.org/activity/lgbtq-history-cards-extended-biographies
Jun 25, 2024 Posts: It’s #Pridemonth! Let’s learn about Audre Lorde (1934-1992). Audre was a feminist, lesbian, poet, and civil rights activist. Initially a librarian for New York Public Schools in the 1960s, Lorde eventually carved her way into the academic world as a radical Black, queer woman, publishing her canonical essay, “The Master’s Tools Will Not Dismantle the Master’s House.” More>>https://www.glsen.org/activity/lgbtq-history-cards-extended-biographies
