Pride Idol: Presented by Central Alabama Pride Where: Skates 280, 7043 Meadowlark Dr, Birmingham, AL 35242 Music and the chance to boogie on roller skates… what more could one ask for? All ages welcome.
Strap on your roller skates and show off your pride during Pride Skate Night at Skates 280. Where: Avondale Entertainment District, 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222 Running in conjunction with Eat in the Streets, this family-friendly festival is a time for the community to join together for a day of love and celebration with: On Saturday, June 12, Avondale’s Entertainment District will be live with PRIDE during Pride Fest 2021. Where: Saturn, 200 41st St S, Birmingham AL 35222 Here’s who’s starring in each:Įvent proceeds benefit The Way Station which serves the unique needs of homeless, runaway and at-risk youth. Prepare to scream during the Loud and Proud: Pride Drag Show at Saturn in June. Where: Bowlero, 2908 Riverview Rd, Birmingham, AL 35242 Music, flashing colors and loads of fun… count me in! If bowling’s how you roll, then head to Bowlero in Birmingham on Wednesday, June 9 for Pride Bowling. Where: Regions Field, 1401 1st Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233 –Music + entertainment from Magic City Disco-a Birmingham-based performance + parading krewe –Birmingham Barons play the Tennessee Smokies Where can you find disco dancing and baseball? At Regions Field on Birmingham Barons Pride Night on Friday, June 4. Coleman will join BPL for a virtual conversation about his work with the City of Birmingham. In 2018, the city of Birmingham appointed Josh Coleman as its very first Liaison for the LGBTQ community to ensure the fair treatment of all Birmingham residents. –LGBTQ Conversation with Josh Coleman, LGBTQ+ Liaison for the City of Birmingham, Thursday, June 24, 1:00 p.m. The Lister Hill Center aims to connect and support those seeking to improve health outcomes through policy. In collaboration with BPL, The Lister Hill Center of Health Policy at UAB will join us for a virtual conversation about LGBTQ health and how public policy can impact our community. –Public Health and LGBTQ With UAB’s Lister Hill Center of Health Policy, Thursday, June 17, 1:00 p.m. The Invisible Histories Project locates, preserves, researches, and creates for local communities an accessible collection of the rich and diverse history of LGBTQ life in the US South. In collaboration with the Birmingham Public Library, The Invisible History Project will join us for a virtual conversation about the work of preserving a history that has been suppressed. –Queer History with the Invisible Histories Project, Thursday, June 10, 10:00 a.m. The Magic City Acceptance Center offers programs for LGBTQ children, youth, adults, and family members. –Affirming Spaces with the Magic City Acceptance Center, Thursday, June 3, 11:30 a.m.Īcceptance Center will join us for a virtual conversation about youth programming and how we can provide safe places for LGBTQ+ youth. Here are the programs BPL is hosting, all on the BPL Facebook page: The BPL is hosting four Pride Month programs during June that will air on the BPL Facebook page every Thursday, starting on June 3. On June 11, 1999, President Bill Clinton issued a proclamation to celebrate the anniversary of Stonewall every June in America as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month.įrom fundraisers to parties, here’s your guide to PRIDE in The Magic City. The incident led to riots outside in which several people were injured and marked the beginning of a movement to outlaw discriminatory laws and practices against LGBTQ Americans. Pride Month is a national recognition held every June in tribute to those involved in the Stonewall Riots, an incident that occurred on June 28, 1969, when New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay nightclub. June is National Pride Month and Birmingham is dusting off its rainbow flags, dousing itself in glitter and joining together to celebrate and support the LGBTQ+ community.