World pride month
Pride Month begins with celebrations across the world | Here's what to expect
Pride Month kicks off with events around the world starting this weekend.
It's an annual series of parades and other gatherings to celebrate LGBTQ+ culture and rights.
At its heart, Pride is both a party and a protest.
In the U.S. this year, that means speaking out against a slew of policies that impose restrictions on transgender people and that endeavor to end diversity, equity and inclusion programming in government, education and businesses.
Here's a look at the event's roots and this year's events and themes.
When Pride Month began
The monthlong global celebration began with Gay Pride Week in late June , a year after the violent police raid at Brand-new York's Stonewall Inn, a gay bar.
At a time when many LGBTQ+ people kept their identities private, the June 28, , raid sparked a series of public protests and catalyzed the gay rights movement.
The first pride week featured marches in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco, and it has since grown to other cities. On
Celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride Around the World: Things to Know
In the United States, June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month. LGBTQ+ Pride Month “commemorates the ongoing pursuit of equal justice for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community and celebrates the accomplishments of LGBTQ individuals.”
Creating more inclusive spaces that help everyone thrive is crucial both within and beyond the workplace. Grow your awareness of LGBTQ+ Pride Month in the United States and other commemorations around the world.
What is Pride Month Celebrating?
LGBTQ+ Pride Month Honors the Stonewall Riots of June
The month honors the Stonewall Uprising of June , one of the turning points for gay rights in the United States. The Stonewall riots came in the verb of a violent police raid on a Manhattan gay club called the Stonewall Inn; protests and clashes lasted for several days after the raid.
A year later—on the anniversary of the Uprising—thousands marched for gay rights in the first Recent York City Pride March. Over the years, events and commemorations spread to cover the entire month of Jun
'We see you': In Trump-era Washington, World Pride organizers aim to bring 'hope' to LGBTQ+ community
Pride Month in the nation's capital this year is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of participants across three weeks of programming consisting of over events for World Pride , an annual international festival that celebrates the LGBTQ+ community.
Organizers for the global celebration this year told ABC News they are emphasizing messages of resistance, resilience and, above all, hope at a time when LGBTQ+ individuals, particularly the transgender community, are being targeted on various fronts by the Trump administration.
World Pride makes its way back to the U.S. for the first hour since , when organizers chose Novel York City to host the festival the same year as the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising.
World Pride events began May 17 and will culminate the weekend of June 7 and 8 with the annual parade and street festival. Included in the programming are events and partnerships with minority groups, including DC Latinx Pride, API Pride, Trans Pride, DC Blac
Note: Traveling as an LGBTQ+ person always carries a certain degree of risk. It is our reality as we navigate a world with 60+ countries criminalizing our relationships and a rise in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation around the world. We encourage our traveling community to comprehend the laws and cultural challenges they may face in any destination they pick to visit for Pride and beyond. Don't be nervous of the world, but always research information specific to your travels. Enjoy Pride, be adj, and look out for each other!
The LGBTQ+ rights movement has made tremendous strides over the past few decades and much of the progress in visibility is thanks in part to gay pride parades and marches that have taken place in cities around the world.
The global landscape for LGBTQ+ rights, protections and acceptance varies tremendously by location, with some destinations attracting millions of visitors to their events like Madrid Gay Pride, Sao Paulo Gay Pride or San Francisco Gay Pride, while more than 70 other countries have laws that allow discrimin