? June marks Pride Month! ?️?
At Lakehead, we recognize the importance of fostering a culture of inclusivity, respect, and support for all members of our diverse community.
Pride Month serves as a poignant reminder of the progress made towards equality and justice for 2SLGBTQQIA+ individuals, while also highlighting the ongoing work needed to create a more inclusive society. It is a time to celebrate love, acceptance, and the right of every individual to live authentically, without fear of discrimination or prejudice.
As a university committed to diversity and inclusion, we encourage all members of our community to actively participate in Pride Month celebrations.
Here are some ways you can get involved.
- Take part in educational opportunities:
- Check out the special issue of the Journal of LGBT Youth: Thriving on Campus: Promoting the Inclusion, Academic Development, and Wellbeing of Diverse 2SLGBTQ+ University and College Students
- Review CICMH's Campus Equity Toolkit
- Check out the Library's Pride collection
- Attend local Pride events:
- These gatherings are an opportunity to show solidarity with the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community and celebrate diversity in all its forms.
- Stop by the Pride Block Party on the Thunder Bay Campus on June 27 hosted by Pride Central and LUSU!
- Show Pride in your space:
- Decorate your workspace or office to demonstrate your support of our 2SLGBTQQIA+ community members at Lakehead
- Use our Pride Zoom backgrounds
- Download and print Positive Space posters for your space
- Commit to practices that affirm 2SLGBTQQIA+ community members:
- Speak up when you see discrimination, insensitivity and/or gaps in knowledge or action. Use the Mobile Safety App to report discrimination on campus.
- Practice and use gender-neutral language
- Add pronouns to your email signature
For more information about Pride at Lakehead and information about supports and resources, visit www.lakeheadu.ca/shw-pride.