Pride Month 2024 will run from June 1st to June 30th, 2024. This yearly event honours the LGBTQ+ community's accomplishments, hardships, and continued battle for equality.
Pride Month originated with the Stonewall Uprising in June 1969, which was a watershed moment in the LGBTQ+ rights movement. The first Pride marches were held in June 1970, commemorating the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising.
Pride Month 2024 will include a variety of activities, parades, marches, and conversations both in the United States and throughout the world. Notable occurrences include:
The annual NYC Pride March in New York City will take place on June 30, 2024.
Pride in London Parade and Celebration on June 29, 2024.
Individuals may participate in Pride Month by attending events, educating themselves and others, supporting LGBTQ+ organizations, lobbying for rights, and expressing their support on social media. President Biden has also signed a proclamation designating June 2024 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month.
Pride Month is a strong reminder of the LGBTQ+ community's strength, variety, and the continuous battle for a more inclusive and welcoming society.
Here are some interesting facts about Pride Month 2024:
The first Pride parade took place in New York City on June 28, 1970, exactly one year after the Stonewall Uprising. The march was originally called the "Gay Liberation March".
The iconic rainbow flag, designed by Gilbert Baker, was first unveiled on June 25, 1978, during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade. Each color holds a distinct meaning, such as red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sunlight, green for nature, blue for harmony, and purple for spirit.
In 1999, Bill Clinton became the first sitting U.S. President to recognize Pride Month. Prior to this, Pride was a grassroots event not officially recognized by the government.
India held its first Pride Parade in Kolkata on July 2, 1999, marking the first Pride march in South Asia. Since then, Pride marches have been conducted in over 21 cities across India.
Henry Gerber, a World War I veteran, founded the Society for Human Rights in Chicago in 1924, which produced the first gay rights publication in the United States.
The pink triangle, originally used by Nazis to shame homosexual men in concentration camps, was reclaimed for LGBTQ+ Pride.
Pride Month is celebrated internationally in many countries, including the UK, United States, Canada, Spain, Israel, New Zealand, Australia, and Japan.
Pride Month events can include parades, shows, demonstrations, dance parties, festivals, and community days. The main center of action in the U.S. is often New York City.
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