That’s largely due to the work of LGBTQ activists and the push to make the community more visible through events like Gay Pride.Though members of the community are still fighting for rights, much of the legal discrimination against LGBTQ people that once existed in the US has ended.Gay Pride Month can feel almost bittersweet for many of the people old enough to remember the Stonewall Riots, which took place during a time when homosexuality was illegal in the US.
The story of how Gay Pride got started rooted is actually one of the darkest moments in the LGBTQ community’s history – something known as the “Stonewall Riots.”.In the half-century since the first Gay Pride parade took place in New York City, the celebration has gone mainstream and been embraced by the public at large.In New York City, San Francisco, Boston and numerous other cities, the month will be filled with festive events both led by and celebrating the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community.June is Gay Pride Month, not just in the United States, but in countries all around the world.The parade in New York City on June 28, 1970, known as Christopher Street Liberation Day, is generally credited with being the first Gay Pride parade.
