November 2009

Native American Indian Heritage Month

Heritage Month - June

This June, celebrate Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Month. Designated as GLBT Pride Month in June 2000, former President William J. Clinton said he marked the month to recognize “the joys and sorrows that the gay and lesbian movement has witnessed and the work that remains to be done.”

Film Screening: Before Stonewall: The Making of the Gay and Lesbian Community

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 (Part I)
Thursday, June 25, 2009 (Part II)
12-1 p.m.
Location TBA
Free and open to the public

Al Raider will serve as the facilitator for the event. Raider is associate chair of Management, Accounting and Finance in the Graduate School and a professor. He is a member of the USM Diversity Network, and has worked closely with other USM campuses to obtain domestic partner benefits for faculty and staff. He has also been active in a number of issues related to LGBT rights

To RSVP to attend the screening, call Diversity Initiatives at 301-985-7940 or e-mail diversity-initiatives@umuc.edu.

About the Film

From June 27-28 in 1969, the gay movement gained national attention during New York City’s riots at the Stonewall Inn. Members of the GLBT community fought back against the police who consistently raided the club. Before Stonewall uses archival film footage of the time period, as well as movie clips and personal interviews to reconstruct an audiovisual history of the GLBT community before the Stonewall riots. The documentary serves as a means to honor the struggles and achievements of the GLBT community leading up to the riots, and the establishment of the GLBT community in the United States.

Contact UMUC Diversity Initiatives
for additional information.
Phone: 301-985-7940
E-mail: diversity-initiatives@umuc.edu