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LGBTQ+ Pride Month
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is celebrated to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan.
LGBTQ+ Pride Month
Dates: June 1 - 30
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is celebrated to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, NY. Police regularly raided gay bars, but on June 28, 1969, the raid of the popular Stonewall Inn, triggered events over six days that triggered protests and began a shift surrounding LGBTQ+ activism in the United States.
The first Pride march was held in New York City on the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, then Gay Pride events spread to other cities and held on different dates in June for the since 1970. President Clinton designated June as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month in 2000. Later, President Obama used a more inclusive name of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month.
Along with Parades and celebrations, it encompasses political protests, memorials to lives lost, and the oppression and isolation the LGTBQ community faces. Additionally, it honors the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals have had on history locally, nationally, and internationally.
Source:
- About | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month | Library of Congress (loc.gov)
- 1969: The Stonewall Uprising - LGBTQIA+ Studies: A Resource Guide - Research Guides at Library of Congress (loc.gov)
- Pride Month 2024: Origins, Parades & Dates | HISTORY