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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]
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] Later, President Joe Biden declared June LGBTQ+ Pride Month in 2021. [47]
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. [105] [106] Obama did so again in June 2010, [107] June 2011, [108] June 2012, [109] June 2013, [110] June 2014, [111] and June 2015. [112]
The first time The New York Times mentioned Pride Month, according to its online archive, was in a 1989 article about Mayor Ed Koch being heckled as he “proclaimed the month of June as Lesbian ...
It was not until 1999 that President Bill Clinton declared June to be “Gay and Lesbian Pride Month” in the U.S., following the tradition that began with honoring the anniversary of Stonewall.
The same year, President Clinton declared June "Gay and Lesbian Pride Month" and again in 2000. President Obama continued this in 2009, and President Biden proclaimed it as "LGBTQ Pride Month" in ...
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 ...
Why is Pride Month celebrated in June? Before Pride Month, there was Gay Pride Day, which was first celebrated on June 28, 1970. ... who declared June “Gay and Lesbian Pride Month” in 1999 ...