Pride Month 2025 Schedule
Book Club
Peninsula Pride Book Club
Thursday evenings in June at Blue Hill Books downstairs
5:30 pm
Discussion hosted by Peninsula Pride Committee Members
June 5th: Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
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June 12th: Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde
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June 19th: Punch Me Up to the Gods by Brian Broome
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Book Club books can be purchased at Blue Hill Books.
Film Screening & Discussion
My Beautiful Laundrette is a 1985 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay by Hanif Kureishi. The film was one of the first films released by Working Title Films. The film is set in London during the Thatcher years, and reflects the often fraught relationships between members of the Pakistani and English communities at that time. The story focuses on Omar (Gordon Warnecke), a British man of Pakistani origin, and his reunion and eventual romance with his childhood friend Johnny (Daniel Day-Lewis), now a street punk. The two become the caretakers and business managers of a launderette.
The British Film Institute ranked My Beautiful Laundrette as the 50th greatest British film of the 20th century.[5] The film was adapted into a stage play in 2002 and 2019.
All Ages Drag Party
All Ages Drag Party & Costume Contest
Founders Hall in East Blue Hill
6 pm to 10 pm
Featuring DJ Solar Storm
Glitter Bar! Eyelash Bar! Picture Booth!
BYOB. All ages welcome. Come dance your patooties off!
What is Drag, really?
A lot of people think drag is dressing up as the opposite gender, but drag is about more than that. At its heart, drag is about expressing our true selves. Using costumes, makeup, accessories and other items, people can use drag to critique gender norms and challenge society’s misperceptions.
Drag is often seen as exaggerated gender dressing- a drag queen or drag king- but it’s also a symbol of embracing the bravery and individualism that accompanies living as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Allies dress in drag to show support and love. When we gather together in drag, we honor and celebrate individualism and freedom of expression.
From HRC’s What is Drag? A Celebration of Non-Conformity:
“Drag uses clothes and other aspects of performance to create heightened versions of masculinity, femininity and other forms of gender expression. It is rooted in acceptance and resilience and is an artform that represents freedom of expression and resistance to unjust forces. Drag is a means to understand those whose experiences are different from our own, and a source of profound joy for millions of Americans of all ages, races, genders and sexualities.” Read more here.
If you are confused about what to wear to a drag party, don’t be. It can be as simple as wearing some glitter or as complex as an entire costume. The most important thing to remember is that you’re going somewhere where it is OK for you to be 100% your true, authentic self. You won’t be judged. You’ll be loved and celebrated.
Teen Film Screening
But I’m A Cheerleader Film Screening
June 14th in the Howard Room at the Blue Hill Public Library
4 pm to 6(ish) pm
Hosted by the Peninsula Pride Youth Committee & Sponsored by Peninsula Pride
All are welcome to attend.
Youth Panel
Get Your Pronouns Straight!
& any other burning questions you want answered
Talk with Blue Hill teens about pronouns, terminology, and more!
Moderated by George Hurvitt (they/them)
at the Blue Hill Public Library in the Howard Room
Art History Lecture
Frolicking Through History: Art History and Queer Identity Lecture
with Christopher Scott Brumfield, Associate Professor, Baton Rouge Community College
June 17th- 6 pm to 7 pm at Blue Hill Public Library in the Howard Room
PRIDE! in Nature
PRIDE! in Nature presentation by the Shaw Institute
Learn all about LGBTQ+ behavior in nature with scientists from the Shaw Institute.
This event is appropriate for all ages.
10:30 am at the Congo Church in downtown Blue Hill.
Pride Festival
Blue Hill Peninsula Pride Festival
More details coming soon.
11 am to 2 pm
LOCATION: Blue Hill Congregational Church & Blue Hill Public Library
Pride Parade
Pride Parade
More details coming soon.
Permit has been approved by the Blue Hill Select Board- THANK YOU TO OUR SELECT BOARD MEMBERS!
Parade route will run from the UCC parking lot to the Post Office, around the Post Office parking lot, then will end at the Town Park.
Pride After Party
After Party sponsored by Devil’s Half Acre
3 pm to 6 pm
Devil’s Half Acre Beer Garden
Teen Book Club
Teen Book Club- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Join Kendall Chapman, Teen Librarian, and Matilda Sorich, Pride Youth Committee Member, to discuss the Teen Book Club pick of the month, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.
5:30 pm at the Blue Hill Public Library in the Howard Room
Other Events Around the Peninsula
June 3rd
Chris Davis – Worthy:
The Memoir of an Ex-Mormon Lesbian
Co-sponsored by Blue Hill Books & Blue Hill Public Library