Happy Pride Month!

Jun 1, 2024 - Waterloo Public Library
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Pride Month is a time to honour the progress made in the fight for 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, while also recognizing the ongoing journey towards equality and acceptance.

At Waterloo Public Library, we are dedicated to fostering a sense of belonging and understanding, and invite you to join us in discovering Pride Month reading suggestions, programs, events, and resources designed to educate, entertain, and empower. This is a great opportunity to learn, to have fun and to appreciate how each member of our community contributes to creating safe, welcoming spaces for one another. Together, let’s create a world where everyone can thrive.

Adult/Teen

Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out
Ryan Love
365 Gays of the Year, Plus One for Leap Year: Discover LGBTQ+ History One Day At a Time
Lewis Laney
Late Bloomer
Mazey Eddings
Dear Cisgender People: A Guide to Trans Allyship and Empathy
Kenny Ethan Jones
One Summer in Vancouver
Tony Correia
Reclaiming Two-Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal & Sovereignty in Native America
Gregory D. Smithers
Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure
Lewis Hancox
Gender Rebels: 30 Trans, Nonbinary and Gender Expansive Heroes Past and Present
Katherine Locke
Miss Major Speaks: Conversations With a Black Trans Revolutionary
Toshio Meronek and Miss Major
Being Ace: An Anthology of Queer, Trans, Femme, and Disabled Stories of Asexual Love and Connection
edited by Madeline Dyer

Kids/Tweens

Marley's Pride
Joëlle Retener; illustrated by DeAnn Wiley
King Bro!
Jenny Jägerfeld
I Think We Can!: A Visit to the Pride Parade
G. M. King; illustrated by Jill Howarth
We're Happy You're Here
Julie Wilkins; illustrated by Brady Sato
Circle of Love
Monique Gray Smith; illustrated by Nicole Neidhardt
Queer History A to Z: 100 Years of LGBTQ+ Activism
Robin Stevenson; illustrated by Vivian Rosas
Pride & Persistence: Stories of Queer Activism
Mary Fairhurst Breen

DVDs

Passages
Mubi
Drive-away Dolls
Universal
Blue Jean
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Spoiler Alert
Universal Studios
Supernova
Wolfe Video
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
BBC Studios
Minyan
Strand Releasing Home Video
The Inspection
Lions Gate Films

Families Under the Rainbow: Game On!

Join us on Saturday, June 8 from 10:30am to 12:30pm for a morning of giant games and board games in a safe and welcoming space. For kids ages 5 to 10 years with a caregiver.

SPECTRUM Waterloo Region's Rainbow Community Space

Discover resources, services and events with SPECTRUM, including a fantastic list of community events happening for Pride Month.

eBooks & eAudiobooks with downloadLibrary & Libby

Find a selection of eBooks and eAudiobooks from downloadLibrary and the Libby app.

CBC Gem: Pride Collection

Films, docs and series telling the stories of the LGTBQ2+ community.

2SLGBTQ+ Cinema

Stream 2SLGBTQ+ films with Kanopy

Community Events & Resources

  • SPECTRUM Waterloo: PRIDE Events

    For Pride Month, SPECTRUM is excited to work with many great community partners to present a series of events and activities that both celebrate members of our 2SLGBTQ+ communities and promote equal rights and visibility. Remember, Pride is not just a party, it’s a protest.

    To learn more and view events, click here.

  • OK2BME

    OK2BME is a set of supportive services run through KW Counselling for 2SLGBTQIA+ identified youth and teens in Waterloo Region. They have a set of weekly in-person or virtual Pride events including a Pride Prom. To learn more about their upcoming events, click here.

  • tri-Pride

    tri-Pride is a community Pride organization that strives to celebrate diversity in Waterloo Region. Join them for SUMMERFEST 2024 at Victoria Park on Saturday, June 1 from 12-8 pm. To learn more, click here.

  • Family Drag Queen Story Time

    Friday, May 31 | 11am – 1pm
    The Family Centre, Kitchener

    Bring the whole family on this PD day to celebrate the start of Pride Month in Waterloo Region. Local queen and activist Kasha Czech will be hosting a family-friendly drag queen story time in the family centre. It will be an opportunity for those young and young at heart to share in stories about love, and learn that although we are different we are all worthy of rights, dignity and humanity. Learn more here.

  • Kasha Cab - Pride Kickoff Drag Show!

    Friday, May 31 | 8 – 10:30pm
    Up Lounge Waterloo

    It’s the night before Pride Month, and all through the streets, we’ll bring the dance party, with drag queens and great beats! Learn more and get tickets here.

  • Willow River Centre

    Willow River Centre is an open community space for Two-Spirit, IndigiQueer, Racialized, LGBTQ+ members and accomplices to come together.

    Drop-in hours: Tuesday through Friday, 9am to 3pm

    Learn more here.

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