June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month—a time to celebrate the joy and diversity of the LGBTQ+ community, and reflect on the contributions and sacrifices of the brave activists and community members who struggled to be accepted by society and ensure equal rights for all gay, bisexual, transgender, and nonbinary people.
When kids ask about Pride Month, they’re not asking for a political debate—they just want to understand the world around them. The goal is to normalize LGBTQ+ people, answer what your child is actually asking, and keep the door open for future conversations.
This script gives you simple, honest language to explain love, fairness, and celebration without overcomplicating it. Here’s how to respond to the question, “What’s Pride Month for?”—
- Love looks different for everyone. You can say, “That’s a really good question. So, you know how some families have a mom and a dad? Well, some families have two moms, or two dads, or just one parent, or grandparents—there are lots of different kinds of families, and they all have love in common.”
- It wasn’t always fair. You can say, “For a really long time, people who loved someone of the same gender were told they weren’t allowed to. They couldn’t get married, or they had to pretend to be someone they weren’t. Which is really sad, right? It wasn’t fair at all.”
- That’s what we’re celebrating. You can say, “So Pride Month is kind of like we’re saying, ‘Hey, we see you, and you deserve to be exactly who you are.’ It’s a celebration. That’s why there are rainbow flags everywhere—the rainbow means everyone belongs.”
- I’m always here to talk about it. You can say, “If you hear stuff about this at school, or someone says something that confuses you, just come tell me, okay? You can always ask me anything. I love that you’re the kind of person who wants to understand people. That’s one of my favorite things about you.”
And for parents who may need a more concise script, you can say, “Pride Month is when we celebrate people who love differently than some other people—like men who love men, or women who love women. For a long time, they weren’t treated fairly, and some people were even unkind to them just for being who they are. So every June, we celebrate them and remind everyone that all families deserve love and respect.”
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