LGBTQ Pride Month is an annual celebration commemorating the events of June 1969, when an uprising at the Stonewall Inn in New York City became a watershed moment in the Gay Liberation Movement.

LGBTQ youth face unique challenges including:

•  greater health disparities than their cisgender straight peers;
•  higher levels of suicidal ideation than cisgender straight peers;  
•  increased risk of experiencing homelessness; and
•  increased experiences of being bullied.

As youth-serving professionals, we play an important role in supporting the positive development of all youth, including LGBTQ youth.