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The following is a calendar of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) events. This list includes gay pride parades as well as events ranging from sporting events to film festivals, including celebrations such as Christopher Street Day. Criteria for inclusion on this list are: Active: The event is currently active. Discontinued ...
Atlantic City Pride Mixer at Boardwalk Hall, June 18 At 5 p.m., join AC Pride at Boardwalk Hall for free food, a performance by Miss'd America Freeda Kulo and a cash bar.
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]
The São Paulo Gay Pride Parade in Brazil is South America's largest event, and was listed by Guinness World Records as the world's largest Pride parade in 2006 with 2.5 million people. [10] It broke the Guinness record in 2009 with four million attendees, [ 11 ] with similar numbers to at least 2016, [ 12 ] and up to five million attending in ...
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 ...
BestColleges looks at the colleges that are ranked among the best in their efforts to support and provide academic, financial and social resources for LGBTQ+ students. Best colleges for LGBTQ+ ...
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 year round. It also marks the month ...
June 26, 2015, was a day of celebration when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled bans on same-sex marriage to be unconstitutional. That year, 2,500 same-sex marriage licenses were issued in Texas, the ...