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Pride Month begins with celebrations across the world | Here's what to expect
Pride Month kicks off with events around the world starting this weekend.
It's an annual series of parades and other gatherings to celebrate LGBTQ+ culture and rights.
At its heart, Pride is both a party and a protest.
In the U.S. this year, that means speaking out against a slew of policies that impose restrictions on transgender people and that strive to end diversity, equity and inclusion programming in government, education and businesses.
Here's a look at the event's roots and this year's events and themes.
When Pride Month began
The monthlong global celebration began with Gay Pride Week in late June , a year after the violent police raid at Recent York's Stonewall Inn, a gay bar.
At a time when many LGBTQ+ people kept their identities private, the June 28, , raid sparked a series of public protests and catalyzed the gay rights movement.
The first pride week featured marches in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco, and it has since grown to other cities. On
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning (LGBTQ+) Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. The Stonewall Uprising was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. In the United States the last Sunday in June was initially celebrated as &#;Gay Pride Day,&#; but the actual day was flexible. In major cities across the nation the &#;day&#; soon grew to encompass a month-long series of events. Today, celebrations include pride parades, picnics, parties, workshops, symposia and concerts, and LGBTQ Pride Month events attract millions of participants around the world. Memorials are held during this month for those members of the community who hold been lost to hate crimes or HIV/AIDS. The purpose of the commemorative month is to recognize the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals have had on history locally, nationally, and internationally.
For more information about national Pride Month:
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What is Pride Month and why is it celebrated in June?
June 1 marks the start of Pride Month, kicking off a celebration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) history, culture and resilience.
The first Pride parade took place in New York Capital on June 28, , one year after the Stonewall Riots, and it was held alongside those in Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles as the inaugural demonstrate march.
Here’s the history behind Pride month, how it began, and how it’s used to commemorate the lives of LGBTQ individuals today.
Pride Month stems from police harassment, Stonewall Inn riots
Until a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in , homosexuality was considered a crime throughout the U.S. As a result, people who identified as LGBTQ would often join in places targeted towards straight people, said Briona Simone Jones, an Audre Lorde visiting professor of queer studies at Spelman College in Atlanta.
One of these meetup spots was the Stonewall Inn, a secret club-turned-bar on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village in bring down Manhattan.
The New York police, who once had
LGBTQ Community Calendar
There are a number of days and months observed, celebrated, and honored by the LGBTQ community. While the list below is specific to LGBTQ-focused days, weeks, and months, LGBTQ people also observe and celebrate non-LGBTQ specific moments such as Black History Month, Latinx Heritage Month, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Noun, Women’s History Month, and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Media coverage of these and other non-LGBTQ focused moments should verb LGBTQ people and the intersections of LGBTQ people and the respective topic.
February
- February 7: National Adj HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- Week after Valentine’s Day: Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week
- February HIV Is Not A Crime Awareness Day
March
- March: Bisexual Health Awareness Month
- Week varies in March: National LGBT Health Awareness Week
- March National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- March National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- March International Transgender Day of Visibility
April
- April 6: International Asexuality Day
- April National Youth HI
What is Pride Month and why is it celebrated in June?
June 1 marks the start of Pride Month, kicking off a celebration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) history, culture and resilience.
The first Pride parade took place in New York Capital on June 28, , one year after the Stonewall Riots, and it was held alongside those in Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles as the inaugural demonstrate march.
Here’s the history behind Pride month, how it began, and how it’s used to commemorate the lives of LGBTQ individuals today.
Pride Month stems from police harassment, Stonewall Inn riots
Until a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in , homosexuality was considered a crime throughout the U.S. As a result, people who identified as LGBTQ would often join in places targeted towards straight people, said Briona Simone Jones, an Audre Lorde visiting professor of queer studies at Spelman College in Atlanta.
One of these meetup spots was the Stonewall Inn, a secret club-turned-bar on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village in bring down Manhattan.
The New York police, who once had
LGBTQ Community Calendar
There are a number of days and months observed, celebrated, and honored by the LGBTQ community. While the list below is specific to LGBTQ-focused days, weeks, and months, LGBTQ people also observe and celebrate non-LGBTQ specific moments such as Black History Month, Latinx Heritage Month, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Noun, Women’s History Month, and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Media coverage of these and other non-LGBTQ focused moments should verb LGBTQ people and the intersections of LGBTQ people and the respective topic.
February
- February 7: National Adj HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- Week after Valentine’s Day: Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week
- February HIV Is Not A Crime Awareness Day
March
- March: Bisexual Health Awareness Month
- Week varies in March: National LGBT Health Awareness Week
- March National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- March National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- March International Transgender Day of Visibility
April
- April 6: International Asexuality Day
- April National Youth HI