Fredericksburg Pride

Twas the Night Before Pride - Virtual Live Book Reading
2023-06-23 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York)
Time & Location

When: Jun 23, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Virtual Location:https://us05web.zoom.us/j/85139434581?pwd=b

About the Event

LIVE Virtual Book Reading of : TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE PRIDE
Written By: Joanna McClintick
Illustrated by: Juana Medina
Join us with author Joanna McClintick for a live – virtual book reading of her book: Twas the Night Before Pride!
If a parent would like to review this prior to our event here is a link to to the live book reading Read Aloud by Joanna MClintick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_274bLQn38I
Google Books Review: A glittering celebration of queer families puts Pride gently in perspective—honoring those in the LGBTQ+ community who fought against injustice and inequality.
About the author (2022)
Joanna McClintick is a debut children’s book author and a licensed social worker at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center in Manhattan. When she was dreaming about building her family, she wrote this poem to honor Pride’s history of resistance and imagined sharing it with her future child one day. It has become a tradition to read it at their annual brunch the day before the Pride March with family and friends. Joanna McClintick lives with her wife and child in Brooklyn. Juana Medina is the author-illustrator of Juana & Lucas, which won the 2017 Pura Belpré Author Award; Juana & Lucas: Big Problemas; Juana & Lucas: Muchos Changes; and many other titles and has illustrated numerous picture books, including Smick! by Doreen Cronin and I’m a Baked Potato! by Elise Primavera. Born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, Juana Medina now lives with her family in the Washington DC area.
You can rent a copy of this book from the Rappahannock Regional Library – https://librarypoint.bibliocommons.com/v2/search?query=%27twas%20the%20night%20before%20pride&searchType=smart&_ga=2.157552378.1307200471.1681591756-1013366264.1678818230
You can purchase this book via amazon or by contacting Riverby Books or Jabberwocky Children’s books & Toys!

Finding Outselves in Early America - Notes on excavating our Queer Ancestors
2023-06-22 18:00 - 20:30 | James Monroe Museum Courtyard, 908 Charles St., Fredericksburg, VA, 22401, United States
Time & Location

When: Jun 22, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: James Monroe Museum Courtyard – 908 Charles St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401, USA

About the Event

Join us in welcoming Dr. Will Mackintosh Associate Professor of History from UMW to celebrate their first pride month program!
Our past can often seem pretty straight, but people have lived and loved across genders throughout time. This lecture explores the process of finding queer ancestors (including some acquainted with James Monroe); the ways they sought to understand their lives and loves; and how their experiences were both similar to and different from those of queer people today.
Seating will be in the museum courtyard.
Please contact lcrawfor@umw.edu for accessibility and other questions.

Parents Lunch
2023-06-16 08:00 - 17:00 | Soup And Taco 2, 806 William St, Fredericksburg, VA, 22401, United States
Time & Location

When: Jul 16, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: Soup and Taco 2 – 806 William St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401, USA

About the Event

A support event for Parents and guardians OF 2SLGBTQIA+children and teens and parents who belong to the community!
This month’s event we will be joined by Fredericksburg Parent and Family Magazine Representative: Jessica Trask
Cost: cost of your meal
Vivify Menu: https://soupntacofxbg.com/william-street-menu/
*Please note this is not a Soup and Taco 2 Sponsored event*
Accessibility: If weather permits we will be sitting outside, if not we will have a table inside. The space is and can get loud. ADA Accessibility is tight but able.
