Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) recognizes the LGBTQIA+ community with Pride Month in June. Join us in celebrating individuality, diversity, and inclusion throughout the Pikes Peak region with the resources on this page. Explore booklists, LGBTQIA+ history, websites, and more.
Booklists
- Teen booklist
- Pride Month Booklists on the Libby app and Overdrive website
- Pride Month collections on Hoopla
- Picture Books for Kids
- Adult fiction booklist
- Adult nonfiction booklist
PPLD Resource
- History Subject Guide
Explore LGBTQIA+ history in a variety of databases available through the Library, such as this information from the Explora for Public Libraries database (must have a library card that starts with a 4 to access databases remotely):
“LGBTQ+ Pride Month is a time for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (or questioning) community to embrace their identities and celebrate the pride they feel in being themselves. June was chosen as the month to recognize and honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, which was also known as the Stonewall Riots. The event is often considered to be the beginning of the modern LGBTQ+ movement. Although June is filled with parades and joyous events, the month is seen by some to be a remembrance of the riots and a continual protest for equality. The first Pride march, originally called the Christopher Street Liberation Day March, was held on June 28, 1970, the first anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. On June 11, 1999, President Bill Clinton issued Proclamation 7203, declaring June as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month. A decade later, President Barack Obama issued Proclamation 8387, naming June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Month. In 2022, President Joe Biden recognized June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Pride Month, further broadening the scope of the communities recognized that month.”
Source: Churcher, K., PhD. (2023). LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Salem Press Encyclopedia.
- Tough Topics Subject Guide
This guide offers local services and resources that teens will find useful covering a variety of topics that may impact their lives, from mental health and community resources to sexuality and dating.
- Gale eBooks: Global Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) History (must have a library card that starts with a 4 to access remotely)
This encyclopedia covers LGBTQIA+ topics in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East, as well as North America, and takes an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, using film, literature, human rights, politics, landmark legislation, activism, the arts, language, sports, and historical events as points of entry into the content.
- Gale eBooks: Transgender Life (must have a library card that starts with a 4 to access databases remotely)
This encyclopedia covers LGBTQIA+ topics in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East, as well as North America, and takes an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, using film, literature, human rights, politics, landmark legislation, activism, the arts, language, sports, and historical events as points of entry into the content.
- Gale eBooks: Transgender Life (must have a library card that starts with a 4 to access databases remotely)
This resource provides students with an understanding of the transgender experience, starting with evidence and treatment of transgender people throughout history, challenges related to coming out as transgender, dealing with gender dysphoria, questions related to transitioning, and a discussion of rights and legal issues, with a variety of perspectives represented.
- Gale In Context: Biography (must have a library card that starts with a 4 to access remotely)
Explore biographies of contemporary and historical figures. LGBTQIA+ people of interest will be highlighted at the top of the page in June.
- Helping Hands Subject Guide
Discover local resources for a wide range of needs, including resources for transportation, shelter and housing, medical, legal advice, and other topics.
Website Links
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Inside Out Youth Services is a Colorado Springs local organization that builds access, equity, and power with LGBTQIA+ young people through leadership, advocacy, community-building, education, and peer support. Their website provides resources and information that may be useful for individuals and families.
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United Court of the Pikes Peak Empire
The United Court of the Pikes Peak Empire conducts charitable and public service projects and events to benefit charities and provides social and charitable activities for the benefit of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community.
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Pikes Peak Pride 2024 is a community event expected to gather thousands of visitors together from across the state and Pikes Peak region into downtown Colorado Springs.