Why is June Gay Pride month?

LGBTQ Pride Month is celebrated in June to commemorate the Stonewall uprising. On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in NYC’s Greenwich Village, arresting patrons for, among other things, not wearing three articles of gender-appropriate clothing (as required by a local ordinance at the time). Patrons fought back, and the event became a watershed in gay history.

With the growth of the Gay Pride movement, symbols such as pink triangles, intended by the Nazis as badges of shame, became badges of honour and the rainbow flag came as a symbol to celebrate the beauty in diversity.

Throughout the month of June, communities in the U.S. and many other nations hold events celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender identities, often collectively known as Gay Pride or LGBTQ Pride.

Please come to read: A month for a long despised community

 

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Preceding

1. Judaism and bloodshed mutually exclusive
2. Opinons on Ultra-Orthodox Hatred Behind the Stabbing at Jerusalem Gay Pride
3. Judaism and bloodshed mutually exclusive
4. Stabbed victim parent’s hope for less hatred and more tolerance

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Additional reading

1. The telegraph Frontpage for Tuesday 2022 November 22
2. LGBTQ+ people Welcome or not welcome in a Church
3. Problems with church counseling for gay people

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