Pride Month is celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. The Stonewall Uprising was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. In the United States, the last Sunday in June was initially celebrated as "Gay Pride Day," but the actual day was flexible. In major cities across the nation the "day" soon grew to encompass a month-long series of events. The purpose of the commemorative month is to recognize the impact that members of the LGBTQ community have had on history locally, nationally, and internationally.
To read more about LGBTQ Pride Month please click here: https://www.loc.gov/lgbt-pride-month/about/
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