November is LGBTQ Pride month in Western Australia.
Pride celebrates the achievements, social recognition and legal rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer people.
While different states and countries celebrate Pride at different times of the year, June is often recognised as the international commemoration month of the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City, an important moment in modern LGBTQ history. Since that time, the movement for “gay liberation” spread throughout most of the Western world and has gradually become more of a celebration than a radical protest movement.
PrideFEST is held in WA in November with many events to reflect the visibility, resilience, and unity of the LGBTIQA+ community. The theme this year is We Are Here, carrying a message of solidarity and reminding those who are struggling or facing isolation that they are supported, while calling on allies and institutions to actively uplift and protect queer individuals.
Celebrate Pride by reading or watching an interesting item from our collection, or come along to one of our November events:
Adult events Archives – Cockburn Libraries
Just a few examples of books available from your Library collection are below.
Happy reading and happy Pride!
For more great titles, search the Catalogue using keywords such as gay and lesbian, queer, transgender.
Don’t forget to try audiobooks, video streaming, e-comics and graphic novels!
