NIH Kicks Off Pride Month with Flag Raisings

A group photo of attendees and the Pride flag

Raising the Pride flag signifies that LGBTQIA+ people are welcome and celebrated at NIH, while also demonstrating the agency’s commitment to elevating these communities’ voices and perspectives.

Photo: Eric Bock

Staff Scientist Dr. Audrey Chong (l) and Associate Director for Scientific Management Dr. Marshall Bloom raise the Pride flag.

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The Pride flag at NIAID’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories visitor center in Montana.

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At the flag-raising ceremony on the Bethesda campus are (from l) Monique Robinson, principal strategist for the Sexual & Gender Minority portfolio in NIH’s Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI); and Danny Dickerson, director of EDI’s Division of Inclusion and Diversity;

Photo: Eric Bock

Milo Taylor of NIH LGBTQ+ Fellows & Friends at the flag-raising ceremony

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Dr. Jordan Gladman, outgoing chair of Salutaris, speaks at the flag-raising ceremony

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Robinson and Mehlhaff unfurl the Pride flag

Robinson (r) and Sgt. Matt Mehlhaff of the NIH Police unfurl the Pride flag before raising it.

Photo: Eric Bock

Members of the NIH community gathered June 4 on Bldg. 1’s front lawn to raise the Pride flag in honor of Pride Month. A ceremony featured speakers from NIH’s Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, LGBTQ+ Fellows & Friends and Salutaris, an employee resource group that promotes health and inclusivity for the LGBTQIA+ community.

The Pride flag also hangs at NIAID’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories visitor center in Hamilton, Mont.

The theme for Pride Month 2024 is “Pride in Belonging,” which embodies the ongoing journey of recognizing, embracing and uplifting LGBTQIA+ people across NIH and beyond.

June 21, 2024

Vol. LXXVI, No. 13

June 21, 2024

Vol. LXXVI, No. 13

NIH Kicks Off Pride Month with Flag Raisings

The NIH Record