Lesbians United is declaring this May the first annual Lesbian Pride Month—31 days for lesbians to celebrate our culture, history, and community, to be PROUD of ourselves and all we’ve achieved.
This month, Lesbians United is using our platform to honor historical lesbians from the U.S., who made important contributions in science, literature, politics, law, and more. Throughout U.S. history, lesbians have been productive and valuable members of society. We’ve also broken racial and sex-based barriers. The first American woman in space, the first black woman ordained as an Episcopal minister, and the first black woman to write a play produced on Broadway were all lesbians. The first woman named in Harvard’s course catalogue was a lesbian; the first woman to recieve an honorary degree from Yale was a lesbian. And of course, a black butch lesbian started the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, which kicked off a lesbian and gay rights movement nationwide.
Follow Lesbians United on Twitter, Gettr, Tumblr, Instagram, and Spinster to learn more about lesbian history, and find out who all those “firsts” belong to! We invite our fellow lesbians to post along with us, using the hashtags #LesbianPrideMonth and #LesbianPride across all platforms.
Happy first annual Lesbian Pride Month!
Fantastic initiative! As in 1969 so 2022! USA starts it and we are glad to follow on here in England! <3
#LesbianPrideMonth and #LesbianPride is fantastic news. Solidarity!