NYBG Pride

June 1–30, 2025

Onsite & Online

Join us throughout the month of June as we celebrate the history and contributions of the LGBTQ+ community in the botanical world, with looks back into the significance of flowers to LGBTQ+ history and more.

Two guests buying produce at the Farmers Market

Connect with Community

Select Wednesdays; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Visit the NYBG Farmers Market to meet community members! Whether you’re stopping by to pick up a Pride spirit tattoo or to chat with passionate advocates, this is a space to have fun and learn.

Pride Tattoos
Wear pride proudly by picking up a complimentary NYBG Pride tattoo from our Welcome Booth.

Meet SAGE: Advocacy & Services for LGBTQ+ Elders
Wednesday, June 25; 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Learn from Bronx-based representative Yahaira Ojeda all about SAGE. SAGE is a national advocacy and services organization for LGBTQ+ elders. Established in 1978, SAGE works to connect, support, and support welcome communities working to fulfill the futures for all LGBTQ+ people.

Discover a Diversity of Roses in Bloomberg Connects

The Rockefeller Rose Garden’s extraordinary collection features roses in nearly every color of the rainbow. In this self-guided Bloomberg Connects tour, explore the history and chemistry of color in roses, from the tragic romantic history of the red rose to the science behind why certain colors of rose are impossible.

Download for Free in the Bloomberg Connects App

Rooted in Plants

Our Teen Explainers are here to show you a fun activity to express yourself and your identity through making your own flower lapel pins, just like famous playwright Oscar Wilde did by wearing a dyed green carnation on his lapel to symbolize his place in the Gay community.

Shades of Lavender

Learn more about lavender—the color symbolic of LGBTQ+ resistance and empowerment—as well as the plant’s associated cultural and horticultural history. Whether the plant or the color, lavender’s rich symbolism and storied history continue to fascinate and engage a wide range of enthusiasts.

An array of plants arranged by the colors of the rainbow.

The Hand Lens: Colorful Plants and Lichens

Discover all the colors of the rainbow in the archives of the Steere Herbarium with botanical stories both past and present, now on the Hand Lens.

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Label Appreciation: Rainbow of Colors

Celebrating Pride with Flowers

Lichen Pride

Algae Rainbow

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Bruce R. Voeller: Three Centuries of Botany in North America

A scientist, author, and activist, learn more about Bruce R. Voeller—an iconic figure who’s contributed to significant botanical studies and the gay rights movement.

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