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President Bill Clinton officially declared in a presidential proclamation, June "Gay and Lesbian Pride Month" in 1999. [13] Barack Obama expanded the official Pride Month recognition in 2011, including the whole of the LGBT community. [13] [14] Donald Trump declined to offer federal recognition of Pride Month in 2017, [15] though he issued ...
LGBT History Month: October: 1994: It was declared a national history month by President Barack Obama in 2009. The month was created with the intent to encourage openness and education about LGBT history and rights. LGBT Pride Month: June [97] [98] [99] June is celebrated as Pride in honor of the Stonewall Riots, though Pride events occur all ...
Three presidents of the United States have officially declared a pride month. First, President Bill Clinton declared June "Gay & Lesbian Pride Month" in 1999 [44] and 2000. [45] Then from 2009 to 2016, each year he was in office, President Barack Obama declared June LGBT Pride Month. [46]
Pride Month is celebrated annually in June to honor the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. Its roots trace back to the 1969 Stonewall riots.
To start, Pride Month began 54 years ago in June 1970 with Gay Pride Week, a celebration that marked the first anniversary of the violent raid at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City.
Celebrate Pride Month with these inspirational LGBTQ quotes. Find messages about hope and love from celebrities, activists and gay rights trailblazers.
In June 2009, Obama became the first president to declare the month of June to be LGBT pride month; President Clinton had declared June Gay and Lesbian Pride Month. [ 110 ] [ 111 ] Obama did so again in June 2010, [ 112 ] June 2011, [ 113 ] June 2012, [ 114 ] June 2013, [ 115 ] June 2014, [ 116 ] and June 2015.
Much like his last trip to Africa, President Obama is expected to get the red-carpet treatment when he — America's first black president — visits his ancestral homeland of Kenya this weekend.