Starting tomorrow and running through the weekend, the University of Wisconsin-Madison will raise the Pride Flag outside of Memorial Union and Union South in recognition of the social changes that have followed Stonewall, UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank has announced.
“As our nation marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, we want to recognize the LGBTQ+ students, faculty, staff and alumni who contribute so much to our community each day through teaching, research, and service,” Blank wrote in a blog post published on Wednesday that was co-written with Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Lori Reesor.
UW-Madison supports you, she continued, and “are committed to making our campus a place you feel valued and safe.”
“Equality and inclusion are cornerstones of our core values at UW, and we recognize there is still much work to be done. On campus, that means making this a place where our LGBTQ+ community feels fully included and at home,” Blank wrote. “Off campus, that means sending our alumni out into the world to advocate for the full human and political rights of all people.”
The month of June was chosen for LGBT Pride Month to commemorate the Stonewall riots, which occurred in New York City at the end of June 1969.
