Happy Pride Month to you all! This week, in honor pride month and of all those who celebrate, Tom thought the time was right to review our alphabet! Join in our little study group as we breakdown the definition of each letter of the 2SLBGTQIA+ acronym. You're never too old to learn a new language!

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