Acknowledgement
This Pride Collection was generously given to Wagner College by the Pride Center of Staten Island in 2021. By gifting this collection to the college, they are promoting awareness of the role of activists, prominent figures, and organizations in the ongoing fight to achieve equality. This collection is a snapshot of what was held in the Pride Center's community library in 2021, providing insight into the cultural, educational, and social contributions and interests of the LGBTQIA+ community in Staten Island.
For more information about the Pride Center of Staten Island - including their vast array of resources offered - visit their website at: PrideCenterSI.org
Film, Theatre & the Arts
While there have been depictions of LGBTQIA+ people in film and media since its inception more than 100 years ago, varying degrees of prejudice against the LGBTQIA+ community have caused onscreen/stage depctions to be heavily censored. In Hollywood, the strict Hays Code refused depictions of homosexuality in film for over thirty years which saw LGBTQIA+ individuals portrayed as villians or in tragedies. History was made in 2017 when Moonlight made history as the first LGBTQIA+ movie to win an Oscar for Best Picture - a pivotal historical moment marking changing mindsets and acceptance towards the LGBTQIA+ community.
Acting Gay: Male Homosexuality in Modern Drama by 
Making Rain: A Memoir of Drag, Big Hair and Covens by 
Marc Blitzstein: His Life, His Work, His World by 
The Boys in the Band by 
The Drag Queens of New York; An Illustrated Field Guide by 
Travels in a Gay Nation: Portraits of LGBTQ Americans by 
Write That down! the Comedy of Male Actress Charles Pierce by