The history of pride
In Honor of Pride Month - A Little History
The History of Pride Month & the Uprising at the Stonewall Inn
During this month of Pride, we idea it might be a great idea to offer some historical context to what has get such a distinguishable and celebratory month for so many members of the LGBTQIA+ community. This year marks the 52nd year since the first Pride pride was organized by Brenda Howard, a bisexual activist; however, Celebration month was first recognized on a national level by President Bill Clinton in and During his term, President Barack Obama declared the month of June LGBT Pride Month. This statement is the result of a decades long battle for equality after a brave group of LGBT community members decided to take a stand in Modern York City.
On June 28, , police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village, New York City. During this time, in every state but Illinois, acts of homosexuality were illegal and bars and restaurants that publicly served or had employees that identified as part of the LGBT community ri
The Spirit of
Stonewall Lives On
June is Pride Month, a time when LGBTQ+ communities come together to observe the freedom to be who they are.
The first Pride events were held in June to commemorate the Stonewall uprising in New York City in June , which helped launch the modern lgbtq+ rights movement.
Today, Pride is a chance to connect together and honor the LGBTQ+ movements history. While Pride Month is acknowledged for its celebrations, its also important to acknowledge the bravery and activism that started it.
A Concise History of Pride
Although Celebration may appear to be a month of parades and rainbow-themed branding at first glance, its origins are rooted in discrimination and activation. A month after the Stonewall uprising in , the first Pride demonstration took place. The Stonewall Inn, a well-known gay bar in New York City, was a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community.
Following a police invasion of the bar in the premature hours of June 28, , Stonewall patrons fought back – the first of whom were Dark and Latina transgender women. Protests occurred throughout the city after years of harassment by authorities, tag
Pride Month
As was shared practice in many cities, the New York Police Department would occasionally raid bars and restaurants where gays and lesbians were known to gather. This occurred on June 28, , when the NYPD raided the Stonewall Inn, a bar in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan.
When the police aggressively dragged patrons and employees out of the prevent, several people fought help against the NYPD, and a growing crowd of angry locals gathered in the streets. The confrontations quickly escalated and sparked six days of protests and violent clashes with the NYPD outside the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street and throughout the neighborhood.
By the time the Stonewall Riots ended on July 2, , the gay rights movement went from being a fringe issue largely ignored by politicians and the media to front-page news worldwide.
First Gay Pride Parade
One year later, during the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, activists in New York City marched through the streets of Manhattan in commemoration of the uprising. The march, organized by the Eastern Regional Confe