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Smithsonian Pride

Join the Smithsonian in commemorating National Pride Month with events, resources, and podcast episodes that tell a diversity of Pride stories.

Pride Events

Pride Resources

Group of people holding a rainbow-striped banner across a city street. There is a parade behind them.

Smithsonian Story

Marsha Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and the History of Pride Month

The first Pride parades marked the anniversary of the Stonewall uprising.

woman holding a rainbow fan up to her face with smiling eyes

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Pride Family Zone

Visit this page throughout June for craft activities, coloring pages, video performances, and more.

Miscellaneous objects from the museum’s collection that feature rainbows

National Museum of American History

Reading the Rainbow: The Origins of the Pride Symbol

Where did the “pride” flag come from? Learn about this colorful, often-changing symbol.

rainbow ribbons and buttons.

National Museum of American History

Gay History Beyond Stonewall

A look at the struggles and celebrations of LGBTQ+ Americans after Stonewall.

Astronaut Sally Ride. NASA.

Smithsonian American Women's History Museum

LGBTQ+ Women Who Made History

Learn the stories of LGBTQ+ women who have made remarkable contributions to the nation and have helped advance equality.

moon landing with crochet Pride flag

National Air and Space Museum

QueerSpace

QueerSpace is a limited podcast series featuring stories and people at the intersection of aviation, space, and LGBTQ+ history and culture.

Gladys Bentley in top hat.

Smithsonian Magazine

Celebrating Pride

Smithsonian highlights a collection of articles related to LGBTQ+ history and culture.

Indigenizing Pride

National Museum of the American Indian

Indigenizing Pride / Indigenizando el Orgullo LGBTQ+

Hear from Indigenous youth working to amplify Two Spirit and Native LGBTQ+ voices and issues.

Sidedoor Podcast Episodes

illustration of Lucy Hicks Anderson wearing a purple hat and jacket

Sidedoor Podcast

Lucy Hicks Anderson

When her gender was put on trial in the 1940s, her case made her one the first documented Black transgender figures in American history.

Adam Rippon illustration.

Sidedoor Podcast

Adam Rippon's Olympic Mesh-capades

When Adam Rippon stood on the Olympic podium in 2018, he was sure about his next steps.

Frank Holiday

Sidedoor Podcast

This Color Is Who I Am

Sidedoor takes a look at America's early HIV/AIDS crisis through the eyes of an artist whose life and work were changed by it forever.

Gladys Bentley

Sidedoor Podcast

Singing the Gender-Bending Blues

Gladys Bentley, a blues singing trailblazer, was unapologetically herself.

From the Collections

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