From left, Arianna Sayless, Tracey Newton-Stinson, Spc. Fields Graham, Sgt. Meaghan Biere, Diana Meador, Staff Sgt. Melaney Meador and Jessie White bow their heads to pray before participating in Army Central’s Pride Month Panel during USARCENT’s Pride Month Observance in Patton Hall at Shaw Air Force Base, , June 7, 2022. The panel was a part of USARCENT’s Pride Month Observance which educated Service Members on the history, struggles and progress of the LGBTQ+ community throughout the years. Celebrating and recognizing the diversity of both civilian employees and Service members


From left, Arianna Sayless, Tracey Newton-Stinson, Spc. Fields Graham, Sgt. Meaghan Biere, Diana Meador, Staff Sgt. Melaney Meador and Jessie White bow their heads to pray before participating in Army Central’s Pride Month Panel during USARCENT’s Pride Month Observance in Patton Hall at Shaw Air Force Base, , June 7, 2022. The panel was a part of USARCENT’s Pride Month Observance which educated Service Members on the history, struggles and progress of the LGBTQ+ community throughout the years. Celebrating and recognizing the diversity of both civilian employees and Service members across the Department of Defense (DoD), June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month. It is observed in June to commemorate the riots that occurred in June 1969 at the Stonewall Inn in Manhattan, New York. The event, known as the Stonewall Riots, became the catalyst for the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world to achieve equal justice and opportunities.


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