HCPSS Pride Week Creates Opportunities for Visibility, Advocacy, and Community

June 1st, 2022

HCPSS is hosting its inaugural Pride Week June 6-12. The week of events will feature a range of activities open to the Howard County community.

The week will kick off with readings by student authors who have been published in Rainbow Vision, a student-generated literary magazine featuring written material that has an LGBTQIA+ focus and is written by LGBTQIA+ authors and allies. The magazine provides students with an outlet to raise their voices and share experiences in a creative way through art, music, photography, and the written word.

“This is a great opportunity for our aspiring writers to share their thoughts and be heard and supported by others,” shares Danielle DuPuis, advisor for Rainbow Vision and media specialist at Hammond High School.

Pride Week programs include an author book-reading, movie nights, fundraisers at Main Event and Shake Shack, family hikes at the Howard County Conservancy, and a community clean-up event at Centennial Park.

“HCPSS Pride Week provides voluntary opportunities to meet up and have fun in a variety of supportive, affirming environments, depending on the participant’s comfort level,” DuPuis says.

Additional information about HCPSS Pride Week, including links to register for each event, is available online.