Pride Month
Updated October 2022
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June is Pride Month in the United States, an annual month-long celebration to bring forth awareness of the challenges, history, achievements, and importance of the representation of LGBTQ+ communities and individuals.
The observance takes place during the month of June to honor the historic 1969 Stonewall Riots, a series of protests by the LGBTQ+ community at the Stonewall Inn in New York City.
This is a communication guide for HR to connect and share resources with their organization to facilitate positive workplace culture and change by celebrating and acknowledging holidays, cultures, and current event observances.
NOTE: This copy was drafted in the context and voice of The Rise Journey, and therefore, we suggest that you revise the text, particularly the purple italicized text, to best fit the mission, values, and language of your own company or organization. |
We recommend reviewing your message draft, at minimum, with one another team member who is informed on the topic. If you have a DEI committee or ERG that relates directly to the topic of the email, they should also be brought into the creation of any related communications.
EMAIL SUBJECT LINE: Celebrate the LGBTQ+ History & Community for Pride!
BODY: Hello [ORGANIZATION NAME] team,
June 1st is the first day of Pride Month.
Our team is committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and empowering workplace - Which we believe is best accomplished through shared learning. This year, we are celebrating Pride Month by highlighting LGTBQ+ history, language and terminology, current events, persons, and more. (Why is your workplace acknowledging this observance? What organizational values does the observance reinforce?)
This Pride Month, [ORGANIZATION NAME] is choosing to be intentional in how, as a workplace, are taking action in supporting and uplifting the LGBTQ+ community in, and outside, of work toward creating a safe and welcoming environment for all. (How will celebrating this observance bring future change to your workplace?)
To start off the first day of the observance, below we have shared a list of educational and entertainment resources to explore this June.