PRIDE is HERE! This month, we’re centering and celebrating our LGBTQIA+ community. This year’s official themes from both NY and LA embodied our sentiments and inspired our curation.

New York – The Fight Continues – “We’re fighting for ourselves, fighting for the BIPOC and trans members of our community, and fighting for future generations. By making this the 2021 theme for NYC Pride, we acknowledge all that we’ve accomplished and look towards what still needs to be done.”

Los Angeles – Thrive with Pride – “Chosen for this year’s theme, not just to highlight health and wellness as we slowly emerge from the pandemic, but more notably, to underscore the belief that thriving is an act of social justice within the LGBTQ+ community, especially for our underserved or overlooked members. When we live with a sense of belonging, confidence, security, and self-worth, we’re not just surviving, we’re thriving!”

We’ve curated list of things to DO, places to DONATE, and edutainment to DOWNLOAD below:

DO

• Check out how to add pronouns to your Instagram page here.

• Attend an NYC Pride Event, LA Pride, or another global pride event digitally or in-person.

• Attend – (Free – 6/3) General Assembly’s Active Allyship: How to Show Up For Your Trans Colleagues and Friends as part of their Pride Summit.

• Become an Out in Tech mentor. OutinTech U’s Mentorship Program pairs LGBTQ+ youth aged 17-24 with tech professionals to teach a mix of technical and professional skills that are needed to launch a successful career.

• Attend Out In Tech Panel Event – Celebrating Troublemakers – (Free – 6/3) Hear from LGBTQ+ and allied tech leaders across streaming, retail, fintech, and more. This event’s all star lineup includes speakers from BuzzFeed, Converse, Ebay, WarnerMedia, Disney, and more.

DOWNLOAD

• Attend The Outfronts a five-day digital festival to kick-off Pride month from June 4-8. Outfronts connect fans with all things LGBTQIA+ in television with free panel discussions and members-only exclusive premieres with talent from the most exciting LGBTQIA+ programs on TV today.

• Read up on The Trevor Project’s Guide to be an Ally to Transgender and Nonbinary Youth or some of the Trevor Project’s other informational resources: Well-being on Instagram, Supporting Bisexual Youth, Black LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health, and other resources.

• Queer in Tech – A free collection of stock photos – Mapbox released a collection of stock photos showing queer humans in technology! These photos are licensed CC BY 3.0 US and they’re free for anyone to use.

DONATE

• Lambda Legal is a national nonprofit committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of LGBTQ people and everyone living with HIV/AIDS through impact litigation, education, and public policy work.

• The Ali Forney Center is the biggest LGTBQ+ youth homeless shelter in the U.S., with a 24-hour drop-in center, meal program, mental and medical health services, and a scattered site housing program.

• GLITS, inc – GLITS creates holistic solutions to the health and housing crises faced by LGBTQIA+ individuals experiencing systemic discrimination at intersecting oppressions impacted by racism and criminalization, through a lens of harm reduction, human rights principles, social justice and community empowerment, imbued with a commitment to empowerment and pride in finding solutions in our own community.