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A 1970s gay liberation protest in Washington, D.C.. The first pride marches were held in four US cities in June 1970, one year after the riots at the Stonewall Inn. [3] The New York City march, promoted as "Christopher Street Liberation Day", alongside the parallel marches in Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, marked a watershed moment for LGBT rights. [4]
In 1999, President Bill Clinton declared June as "Gay and Lesbian Pride Month." The name became more inclusive in 2009 under President Barack Obama who referred to it as "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual ...
The first Pride marches started the following year, on June 28, 1970, to commemorate the multiday riots, and these one-day celebrations eventually evolved into a full month of LGBTQ pride ...
Pride (also known as LGBTQ pride, LGBTQIA pride, LGBT pride, queer pride or gay and lesbian pride) [5] is the promotion of the rights, self-affirmation, dignity, equality, and increased visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people as a social group.
Photos capture colorful celebration of LGBTQ community in Kansas City’s Pride Parade. Tammy Ljungblad. June 8, 2024 at 2:59 PM. ... June 8, 2024, in Kansas City.
The Stonewall 50 - WorldPride events were held throughout June, which is traditionally Pride month in New York City and worldwide, under the auspices of the annual NYC Pride March. [2] The events represented the largest LGBTQ celebration in history. Produced by Heritage of Pride (HOP), they commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall ...
Pride in the Park in Mays Landing, June 22 Head out to Memorial Park in Mays Landing from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for Pride in the Park with the Atlantic County Queer Alliance. Address: 100 Blvd Rt. 50 ...
The Utah Pride Festival is a festival held in downtown Salt Lake City in June celebrating Utah's diversity and gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community.The event is a program of the Utah Pride Center, and includes the state's second-largest parade, after the Days of '47 Parade.