June is Pride Month, when the world's LGBT communities come together and celebrate the freedom to be themselves. How did Pride Month start? Who celebrates it? What's the origin of the rainbow flag?
June is Pride Month, when the world's LGBT communities come together and celebrate the freedom to be themselves.
Pride gatherings are rooted in the arduous history of minority groups who have struggled for decades to overcome prejudice and be accepted for who they are.June is Pride Month. Wall Street has taken noticeThe original organizers chose this month to pay homage to the Stonewall uprising in June 1969 in New York City, which helped spark the modern gay rights movement. Most Pride events take place each year in June, although some cities hold their celebrations at other times of the year.
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