Pride Month 2026

This month, we recognize the many contributions of Notre Dame’s LGBTQIA+ community members.

About the observance

June is recognized annually as Pride Month, an observance that commemorates the history of and contributions of the LGBTQIA+ community while also raising awareness about the gay rights movement. Its national origin dates to June 1999, when U.S. President Bill Clinton signed a proclamation recognizing Gay and Lesbian Pride Month.

Each year, Pride Month events include parades, festivals, marches, memorials, and educational forums that are open to members of the LGBTQIA+ community as well as allies, friends, and family members.

Notre Dame news and media

• Organizing through sport: How the Gay Games built community in the 1980s (February 2026)

• Matthew Bizoe fulfills his passion and his purpose at Notre Dame (September 2025)

• Trailblazing Judge Michael Fitzgerald reflects on his career and advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights at ND Law LGBT Law Forum event (November 2024)

• Reverend Marian Edmonds-Allen advocates for a balanced approach that preserves religious liberty protections and LGBTQIA+ rights (November 2023)

• All God’s Children: Ministry to the LGBT Community in the Age of Francis event (March 2022)

• Hammes Bookstore to host Greg Bourke’s book signing for Gay, Catholic, and American during LGBT History Month (September 2021)

• Sex, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity: An Inclusive Look at Title VII event (October 2019)

• Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program supports Notre Dame students’ creative projects and research endeavors (December 2017)

• Sociology major prepares undergraduate for law school, career in public service (March 2017)

• History alumnus Patrick Burke advocates for safety and inclusion in sports (September 2015)

• All the way home (Summer 2004)

Notre Dame units, departments, and organizations

• Gender Relations Center

• Spectrum employee resource group

• PRISM ND undergraduate student club

• Gradient ND graduate student club

• LGBT Law Forum

• Mendoza LGBTQ and Allies Club

• ARC ND alumni group

Additional resources

• Marsha Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and the history of Pride Month (Smithsonian.com)

• The Pride rainbow flag explained (BBC Newsround)

• Allyship in action (The Trevor Project)

• PFLAG national glossary (PFLAG)

• Calm Conversations: Pride & Resilience (Calm.com)

• ‘Building A Bridge’ Between The Catholic Church And LGBT Community (NPR)

Originally published by Cidni Sanders at weareall.nd.edu on June 01, 2026.