For the second straight year, SIUE’s Safe Zone participated in the St. Louis Pride Festival and Parade during the final weekend in June. The annual event was held at Soldiers’ Memorial in downtown St. Louis.
The parade was one of dozens held around the country to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Stonewall Inn riots, credited with launching the modern gay rights movement.
Safe Zone’s mission at SIUE is to develop a campus community of allies and provide support to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students, faculty, and staff with the ultimate goal of developing SIUE as a safe and welcoming place for LGBT people.