Now, Pride is celebrated across the world! In 1970, the first Pride parade was planned by activists to commemorate the Stonewall Uprisings and to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. Members of the LGBTQ+ community who had been inside the Stonewall when the raids began took to the street to demonstrate against police brutality and discrimination. Pride Month is celebrated in June and commemorates the Stonewall Uprisings of 1969 in which police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City. This month is Pride month, a time when we celebrate the equality of the LGBTQ+ community and the right for all to love and live as we choose.
