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The Maverick Minute | PRIDE Month

Chancellor Jeffrey Gold sits down with the Director of UNO's Gender Sexuality and Resource Center, Jessi Hitchins, to discuss PRIDE Month.

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Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan. The Stonewall riots were a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States.

The purpose of the commemorative month is to recognize the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals have had on history locally, nationally, and internationally. Today, celebrations include pride parades, picnics, parties, workshops, symposia and concerts, and LGBT Pride Month events attract millions of participants around the world.

UNO provides several resources to help the LGBT community on campus feel welcome.



A Recap of the Interview:

  • June is PRIDE Month.
  • UNO has been established as the most LGBT friendly university in the state of Nebraska.
  • UNO hosted MBLGTACC in Feb. 2018, the largest LGBT conference in the nation.
  • OUT@UNO is a program that makes the "invisible" community visible by encouraging LGBT students to seek out resources that make them feel more comfortable on campus.
  • Students can find all LGBT related information as far as gender inclusive housing, name changes and more by visiting the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center website.
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