How to Make an Impact During Pride Month
Posted: June 1, 2023
How to Make an Impact During Pride MonthJune is Pride Month, and every year, many of us use this opportunity to participate in festivals, parades, and other celebrations that commemorate LGBTQ+ culture and activism throughout the years. The first Pride Month began in June 1969 when Stonewall Inn, a gay club in Greenwich Village, was raided by police. Although the resulting riots had many leaders, Marsha P. Johnson, a black, trans, bisexual...
Celebrating Pride Month
Posted: June 1, 2022
Celebrating Pride MonthLGBTQ Pride Month is celebrated every year in June. This tradition began in honor of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the U.S. It was originally celebrated as Gay Pride Day on the last Sunday in June. However, the day grew to encompass a month-long series of events in major cities across the country. Pride celebrations,...