LGBT Pride Month
“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept and celebrate those differences."
—Audre Lorde, African-American poet and civil rights activist
LGBT Pride Month is celebrated each June to remember the Stonewall Riots of 1969 that catapulted gay rights into the national spotlight. Pride is both a joyous and solemn celebration with parades and candlelight vigils in honor of the diverse people both living and dead who make up the queer community, including members of every ethnicity, race, religion, age, gender and economic status. Borrow, download or stream a movie, song, comic or book by an LGBTQIA* creator or a work featuring queer characters and share it with the people you love.
*lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or questioning, intersex, asexual“… love is love is love …”
—Lin Manuel Miranda, Latino lyricist and composer of Hamilton
Reading Pride
Compass Pride Directory
Compass aims to diminish stereotypes by challenging long-standing misconceptions about the character of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
Pick up a copy of the 2018 Resource Directory of the Palm Beaches at any of our 17 locations.
Events Celebrating LGBT Pride
Love Is a Rainbow
Acreage BranchCelebrate LGBT Pride Month with stories of love between family, friends, kids and pets. Make a rainbow suncatcher and eat a rainbow sprinkle cookie, too. Snacks provided. Ages 4 & up. (60 min.)
Pizza & Pages: "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda," by Becky Albertalli
Glades Road BranchIn honor of Pride Month. Pick up a copy at the children’s services desk. Ages 14-17. (60 min.) Call (561) 482-4554 to preregister.
