Dallas College Student Blog: Celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month Virtually

Press release from Dallas College Student Blog:

June 4, 2021

At Dallas College, we’re offering numerous ways to celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month this June with fellow members of the Dallas College community. (Check out the full calendar.) But if you’re keeping socially distanced, studying with us while living somewhere else or just want to find even more ways to celebrate, here are some ways to partake in Pride Month activities online, from the comfort of your own home.

Learn About LGBTQ History

Visit the GLBT Historical Society Museum & Archives exhibitions:

Visit Stonewall Inn online at Colorful Stonewall Forever.

View the Illegal to be You: Gay History Beyond Stonewall exhibit, previously at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

Educate Yourself to Become an Ally

Attend one of our free, online LGBTQ Ally Trainings:

You can also get in some informative reading. The Trevor Project, an advocacy program for LGBTQ youth, has published a free, downloadable Guide to Being an Ally to Transgender and Non-Binary Youth.

Watch Movies Celebrating the LGBTQ Experience

Some of our favorites include Love, Simon, Out (a Disney short film), Saving Face, Imagine You and I and But I’m a Cheerleader.

Wear Your Pride on Your Sleeve

Show your pride by wearing those cool Pride rainbow socks. Don’t have anything in your drawer yet? Many companies offer a Pride collection of clothing in June.

Donate to LGBTQ Non-Profits

Here’s a helpful guide to Dallas-area charities which provide assistance to the LGBTQ community, and here is a selection of non-profit organizations across Texas which help LGBTQ people.

Support LGBTQ Businesses

Visit the North Texas LGBT Chamber of Commerce to start browsing.

Learn More About Dallas College Resources for Students

We’ve got year-round resources, support and campus community for our LGBTQ students, including events and clubs. Learn more about Dallas College’s support for its LGBTQ community.

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