Pride Month
June LGBTQ+ observance
Pride Month is June, observed annually to celebrate LGBTQ+ identity, culture, and history.
The month commemorates the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City, a pivotal moment in the gay rights movement.
Celebrations typically include parades, festivals, and public displays of rainbow flags: The city's Pride Month parade draws thousands of participants.
- flagCloth symbol or signal
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- rainbowRefracted light arc
- Stonewall riotsLGBTQ uprising against police raid
- Obergefell v. HodgesRuling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
Harvey Milk · chosen family · safe space · coming out · coming out story · queer history · AIDS activism · celebration · nonbinary · equality · marriage equality · visibility · love · love is love · intersectionality · acceptance · intersex · inclusion
- Queer Culturegay, drag culture, lesbian, bisexual, transgender
- JuneJuneteenth, Father's Day, Flag Day, summer solstice, D-Day anniversary
- LGBTQgay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer
- LGBTQ+gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer
- Awareness DaysEarth Day, World AIDS Day
- civil rights observancesMLK Day, Juneteenth, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day
Pride Monthconversion therapy
Practice targeting sexual identity
homophobia · sodomy laws · gay panic · heteronormativity · bathroom bills
Pride Monthhiding
Staying out of sight
secrecy · invisibility · erasure · coded language · lavender marriage