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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]
Three presidents of the United States have officially declared a pride month. 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]
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For June Pride Month of 2023, The Daily Wire made What is a Woman? available for free on Twitter. The Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing tweeted that Twitter had canceled a plan to promote the video for "hateful conduct," reportedly because of misgendering, and said the video was being suppressed.
To start, Pride Month began 54 years ago in June 1970 with Gay Pride Week, a celebration that marked the first anniversary of the violent raid at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City.
Pride Month is celebrated annually in June to honor the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. Its roots trace back to the 1969 Stonewall riots.
Part civil demonstration and part triumphant celebration, Pride turns 50 this June.
Some events fall outside of June: Tokyo’s Rainbow Pride was in April and Rio de Janeiro has a major event in November. In 1999, President Bill Clinton proclaimed June as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month. WHAT’S BEING CELEBRATED? Pride’s hallmark rainbow-laden parades and festivals celebrate the progress the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement has made.