Gunderson Dettmer Commemorates 2024 Pride Month – Reflect. Empower. Unite.

Gunderson Dettmer is proud to commemorate Pride Month in June 2024. We are honoring the community by providing resources and events to our firm, clients and the VC industry.

We proudly embrace this year's Pride Month theme: “Reflect. Empower. Unite.”  

This theme, originated by NYC Pride, commemorates the significance of the NYC Pride March as a pivotal moment for Queer empowerment and solidarity, marking the 55th Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. In line with this year’s theme, we advocate for unity across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum and encourage all allies to demonstrate their unwavering support for the community.

 Reflection

“Pride Month is a pivotal reminder of the civil rights, liberties, and privileges currently afforded to us as members of the LGBTQ+ community. Groups continue to threaten and attack LGBTQ+ people, spaces, and rights. However, we celebrate the differences of all our members and beyond, and continue our commitment to equity and belonging. Together, we can drive positive change."
-David Behrend, Rebecca Harris, Michael Hui, and Jessica Fiers (GD Pride Affinity Group Conveners)

Resources 

• https://www.history.com/topics/gay-rights/pride-month
• https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/stonewall-milestones-american-gay-rights-movement/
• https://stacker.com/society/how-pride-celebrated-around-globe-25-photos
• https://www.nycpride.org/
• https://lapride.org/
• https://sfpride.org/
• https://www.timeout.com/singapore/things-to-do/the-ultimate-guide-to-pride-month-in-singapore
• https://reports.hrc.org/being-an-lgbtq-ally
• https://lgbtqia.ucdavis.edu/educated/ally-tips
• https://www.glaad.org/resourcelist
• https://lgbtqbar.org/programs/awards/best-lgbtq-lawyers-under-40/
• https://www.glsen.org/activity/pronouns-guide-glsen

Events

• To celebrate Pride Month, we will be hosting a series of educational programming, panel discussions, social events, and more throughout the month of June.
• The firm closed out its Pride Month celebrations last week by hosting its GD Pride Workshop. The event included a welcome lunch with Steve Baglio, Brian Huber and Colman Lynch, multiple engaging panels from Michael Hui, Brian Huber, Melissa Marks, Lara Pender, Jessica Fiers, Rebecca Harris and David Behrend, a team-building yoga session, Jeopardy, and a historic LGBTQ+ Bar Crawl and Scavenger Hunt.