It’s largely credited to Brenda Howard, a bisexual New York activist nicknamed the “Mother of Pride,” who organized the first Pride parade to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. In 2016 the area around the Stonewall Inn, still a popular nightspot today, was designated a national monument. READ MORE: 2 Arrested In Deadly Double Shooting In Tracy
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A year after the Stonewall riots, the nation’s first Gay Pride marches were held. Members held protests, met with political leaders and interrupted public meetings to hold those leaders accountable. The uprising became a catalyst for an emerging gay rights movement as organizations such as the Gay Liberation Front and the Gay Activists Alliance were formed, modeled after the civil rights movement and the women’s rights movement. New York’s gay community, fed up after years of harassment by authorities, broke out in neighborhood riots that went on for three days. Tensions quickly escalated as patrons resisted arrest and a growing crowd of bystanders threw bottles and coins at the officers. In the early hours of June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York’s Greenwich Village, and began hauling customers outside. These terms may also include gender-fluid people, or those whose gender identity shifts over time or depending on the situation. Queer is an umbrella term for non-straight people intersex refers to those whose sex is not clearly defined because of genetic, hormonal or biological differences and asexual describes those who don’t experience sexual attraction. The term sometimes is extended to LGBTQIA, to include intersex and asexual groups. LGBTQ is an acronym meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer. Pride events welcome anyone who feels like their sexual identity falls outside the mainstream - although many straight people join in, too. Most Pride events take place each year in June, although some cities hold their celebrations at other times of the year. The original organizers chose this month to pay homage to the Stonewall uprising in June 1969 in New York City, which helped spark the modern gay rights movement.
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READ MORE: Body Of 19-Year-Old Drowning Victim Found In Sacramento River Near Colusa Pride gatherings are rooted in the arduous history of minority groups who have struggled for decades to overcome prejudice and be accepted for who they are. (CNN) - June is Pride Month, when the world’s LGBTQ communities come together and celebrate the freedom to be themselves.