LGBTQ+ Pride Month.

LGBTQ+ Pride Month is a time for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (or questioning) community to embrace their identities and celebrate the pride they feel in being themselves. June was chosen as the month to recognize and honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, which was also known as the Stonewall Riots. The event is often considered to be the beginning of the modern LGBTQ+ movement. Although June is filled with parades and joyous events, the month is seen by some to be a remembrance of the riots and a continual protest for equality. The first pride march, originally called the Christopher Street Liberation Day March, was held on June 28, 1970, the first anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. On June 11, 1999, President Bill Clinton issued Proclamation 7203, declaring June as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month. A decade later, President Barack Obama issued Proclamation 8387, naming June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Month. In 2022, President Joe Biden recognized June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Pride Month, further broadening the scope of the communities recognized that month.