Join the Pittsburgh Paralegal Association for a CLE

June 17, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

A Thorough Examination of LGBTQ+ Pride Month

1.0 Credit

via Zoom

presented by Jason Van Ness

This training will provide attendees with the opportunity to understand the social, cultural and political influences that contributed to the Stonewall Riots, which laid the foundation for the modern-day Pride movement in the United States, as well as contemporary events that continue to inspire and motivate LGBTQ+ activists in the United States. Attendees will gain an understanding of how anti-sodomy laws, which outlawed homosexual behavior until 2003, following the Supreme Court ruling in Lawrence v. Texas, as well as the Lavender Scare and the categorization of LGBTQ+ people as pathologized by the field of psychiatry, contributed to the Gay Liberation movement of the 1970s which ultimately culminated in the modern day Pride movement. Attendees will also gain a rudimentary understanding of terminology and the overall experiences of LGBTQ+ people.

The content included in this training is apolitical and does not endorse any specific political party or candidate for public office; nor does it undermine or discount any.