Pride Month
Explore ways to celebrate Pride Month this June.
Each June, LGBTQ2IA+ communities around the world celebrate Pride Month in honour of the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan. The riots were a tipping point in LGBTQ2IA+ history and are credited for giving birth to the modern LGBTQ2IA+ rights movement.
In recognition of Pride Month, the City will be:
- Highlighting stories and collections through our communications channels
- Displaying a Surrey Pride display in the atrium between June 3-9 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Surrey Pride Society.
- Illuminating Civic Plaza in rainbow colours from June 22 to June 28 in honour of Pride Month
- Sharing curated Pride reading lists from Surrey Libraries:
Events at Surrey Libraries:
Rainbow Family Storytime
- Saturday, June 8, 11am–12pm
- Clayton branch
- Registration required: surreylibrariesclayton@surrey.ca
Rainbow Family Storytime
- Saturday, June 15, 11am–12pm
- City Centre branch
- Registration required: surreylibrariescitycentre@surrey.ca
Teen Pride Jam
2SLGBTQIA+ themed trivia, crafts, and activities for teens ages 13-18. Hosted by Surrey Libraries.
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Friday, June 28, 1–4pm
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City Centre branch
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Registration required: library-teens@surrey.ca
Discover more Pride Month events at Surrey Libraries.
Speakers Series: Safe Hosting Practices for Pride Events 16+
June 5, 12pm-1pm | Online
We are currently living through resistance to Pride events. Instead of celebrating loving all loves and peoples, we are seeing protests outside of Drag Queen Book Readings and adults misgendering children.
Surrey Pride held their first event in June 1999 (a BBQ!) and have grown to help many other organizations in their pursuit for equality and recognition. They currently organize Pride events in Surrey every year.
How do they do so safely when we are seeing resistance to 2SLGBTQ2A+ events across BC? What can we do to keep our events safer for the 2SLGBTQ2A+ community?
2SLGBTQ+ Voices
June 6, 6:30-7:30pm | Microsoft Teams
Explore the importance of 2SLGBTQ+ voices in Surrey’s narrative. Surrey Archives welcomes guest speaker Dr. Jennifer Marchbank of Surrey Pride Society who will discuss oral history projects and other initiatives that highlight untold histories.
Register online or by phone at 604-501-5100.
Museum exhibit: Youth for a Change (Y4AC)
June 4 - September 8 | Museum of Surrey
Discover what 12 years of youth activism in Surrey looks like. Learn about the history of Youth for a Change (Y4AC) and participate in a community weaving!
LGBTQ+ Artifact Collection
This collection features objects donated to the collection by members of Surrey's LGBTQ+ community, including objects related to Surrey Pride and SHER Vancouver.
For more information on these activities and events, contact the host facility listed on each linked page.
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