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LGBTQ+ Pride Month. On the calendar are events in Philadelphia this weekend; New Orleans on June 14; Chicago on June 21 and 22; and New York over the weekend of June 28 and 29. Library of Congress. Though raids and concurring protests and marches had been ongoing for decades before, the Stonewall Riots proved to be a quintessential moment for the LGBTQ+ community in the U.S.

Here's a closer look at Pride Month's origins and how 10 major U.S.

cities are celebrating this summer.

DEI news: National Park Service removes 'transgender' from Stonewall National Monument websiteOpinion: Do you celebrate pride? Library of Congress. The march, organized by the Eastern Regional Conference of Homophile Organizations (ERCHO) and the Christopher Street Liberation Day Umbrella Committee, was named the Christopher Street Liberation Day March.

In time, that celebration came to be simply known as the Gay Pride Parade.

Pride in London is in July; a big celebration in Rio de Janeiro is in November and Atlanta's is in October.

Former President Bill Clinton proclaimed June as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month in 1999, marking the first time a U.S. president did so.

How Trump is targeting trans people and DEI policies
When President Donald Trump returned to office in January, he quickly attempted to roll back LGBTQ+ rights.

He's especially targeted transgender people with policies that halted allowing people to change the sex listed on their passport, removed transgender military troops and sought to stop using federal insurance programs to pay for gender-affirming care for transgender people under age 19, and keep transgender athletes out of girls and women's sports competitions.

All of those changes are being challenged in court.

His actions follow years of policies in Republican-controlled states that bar gender-affirming care for transgender minors and dictate which sports transgender people can play and which school and other public bathrooms they are allowed to use.

Many other events in big cities and small towns are also planned.

There are pride celebrations around the world, including in Tokyo on June 8; Toronto on June 27-29; Sao Paolo on June 22; and Paris on June 28.

Some events fall outside of June, too. 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, 1969, 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.

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When is LGBTQ+ Pride Month?

Pride Month is the entire month of June.

Pride around the US: Here's when major cities are celebrating

Interested in learning about Pride events in major cities near you?

Here's a look at some of the top Pride celebrations across the country.

Flight Centre. Top 10 Pride Events Around the World. Craig Schoonmaker interview. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this month on whether Tennessee's ban on medical treatment is constitutional.

One of Trump's orders called for removing references to what he and some other conservatives call "gender ideology" from government publications and websites.

A result of that: References to transgender people have been removed from government websites, including the one for the Stonewall National Monument, site of the event that inspired Pride.

About half of U.S.

adults approve of how Trump is handling transgender issues, an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found last month.

Pride parades 2025: Here's when major cities are celebrating − and why

This June marks the 55th anniversary of the first LGBTQ+ Pride march held in the United States.

LGBTQ+ Pride Month, also known simply as Pride Month, is held each June, an observation of queer culture through celebration and protest.

Parades; live entertainment; food, drink and merchandise vendors; community resources; and family-friendly activities are central to all of these events.

Can't see the above chart in your browser? NYPD Commissioner Apologizes For 'Oppressive' 1969 Raid On Stonewall Inn. NPR. Allusionist 12: Pride.

NPR. Pride events targeted in surge of anti-LGBTQ threats, violence.

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A more-inclusive name was chosen in 2009 by President Barack Obama: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month.

The origins of Gay Pride Month were also honored by Obama when, in 2016, he created the Stonewall National Monument, a 7.7-acre around the Stonewall Inn where the modern gay rights movement began.

What Does LGBTQ+ Stand For?

According to the Human Rights Campaign, LGBTQ+ is an acronym that stands for "lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (or "questioning"), with a "+" sign to recognize limitless sexual orientations and gender identities.

Pride Celebrations Around the World

Today, Gay Pride parades in many cities are enormous celebrations: The events in Sao Paulo, Sydney, New York City, Madrid, Taipei and Toronto routinely attract up to 5 million attendees.

The following U.S.

Pride celebrations are planned for 2025.

  • Washington, D.C. - May 23 - June 8, 2025.

  • Los Angeles - June 5 - 8, 2025.

  • NYC Pride March - June 25 - 29, 2025.

  • Chicago - June 21 - 29, 2025.

  • San Francisco: June 21 - 29, 2025.

As Pride Month has grown in popularity across the globe, criticism of the events has grown, too.

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Pride Month 2025

As was common practice in many cities, the New York Police Department would occasionally raid bars and restaurants where gays and lesbians were known to gather. People did not have power then; even now, we only have some. Shaver said that's an intentional move in response to Trump's policies.

About 6 in 10 said they see "a great deal" or "a fair amount" of social acceptance for those who are lesbian, gay or bisexual. Though no deaths were reported as part of the riots, protesters clashed violently with law enforcement, destroying windows and barricades and setting fires.

In addition to the first Pride march in 1970, the Stonewall Riots led to the establishment of advocacy organizations like the Gay Liberation Front (July 1969), Human Rights Campaign (1980), GLAAD (1985) and PFLAG (1973).

It wasn't until June 2003 that intimate, consensual same-sex relationships was decriminalized federally.