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What is Pride Month?
Pride Month is a month-long observance in celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people—and the history, culture, and contributions of these people and their communities.
It is not limited to people with these sexualities or gender identities. Pride Month also celebrates and is celebrated by those with a range of other identities considered outside of the cishet mainstream.
Pride Month is commonly called Pride for short, as in I can’t wait for Pride!
Different abbreviations often precede the name of the month, including LGBT, LGBTQ, and LGBTQ+, among others that are intended to be as inclusive as possible.
It is commonly celebrated with parades and other large, celebratory gatherings devoted to individual displays of pride and expression.
Pride Month commemorates the 1969 event known as the Stonewall Riots or the Stonewall Uprising, which is often considered the start of the movement for gay, queer, and transgender rights.
When is Pride Month?
Pride Month takes place every year in June.
Where does Pride Month come from?
The observance of Pride Month (and earlier events like Gay Pride Day) traces back to a parade held in New York City in 1970 to mark the one-year anniversary of what became known as the Stonewall Uprising.
Learn more about Pride Month and its origin and history.
What are other words used in discussion of Pride Month?
- Pride
- lesbian
- gay
- bisexual
- transgender
- queer
- sexuality
- gender
- nonbinary
- pansexual
- asexual
- aromantic
- intersex
- two-spirit
- gender-nonconforming
For other terms, see our Gender and Sexuality Dictionary.
How is Pride Month discussed in real life?
Pride Month often involves a combination of celebration and activism during which people show pride in identities that have made them and continue to make them the target of marginalization and oppression, including through discriminatory laws.
As we kick off Pride Month, an annual reminder that Stonewall was an uprising led by queer people of color against police violence
— LeeSean 立翔 (@leesean) June 1, 2020
My journey to accept my bisexuality wasnt easy, i received no education back then about this and i grew up in a heteronormative environment. It was so difficult, what a long journey, but im proud of who i am today. Thats why i wanna celebrate #Pride
— ls (@liebelaurie) May 19, 2021
Omg I get to go to pride this summer for the first time
— socialist socialite (@anupriori) May 17, 2021