Each June, we celebrate Pride Month — a time to recognize the progress made by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community while raising awareness about how far we still have to go to achieve full equality for LGBTQ people. While Pride is more widely celebrated than ever before, complete with corporate sponsorships, and massive, city-wide celebrations, many people are unaware of the origins of Pride Month. Pride started as a way to commemorate the ann

June is unofficially recognized as Pride month, a time to celebrate the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) communities. It is held in June to commemorate the anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion in New York City on June 28, 1969, which is widely considered the birth of the modern LGBTQ movement. At the time, it was common for police to raid bars that catered to LGBTQ patrons. On that night, patrons of the Stonewall Inn fought back, igniting a wave of a