Each year LGBTQ+ Pride Month events draw millions of participants from nationwide (viaNational Geographic).
LGBTQ+ Pride has a long and complex history worldwide with many disregarded or unknown facts.
This routine police raid triggered nights of intense rebellion and protests.
Historians have long considered that riot the first modern gay community uprising.
Officers then reportedly proceeded to arrest them without cause.
while marching alongside everyone else.
Cruz noted that all those within the trans community who marched didn’t attempt to segregate themselves.
Howard was frequently called the “Mother of Pride” for her efforts (viaThem).
Howard’s support didn’t stop with the Christopher Street Liberation Day March.
Howard also participated in the Gay Liberation Front where she served as a chair of the organization.
When the committee was thinking of a slogan for their event, Schoonmaker suggested the phrase “Pride.”
However, he did feel they could take pride in themselves.
That’s when he came up with “Gay Pride.”
It’s not uncommon to see rainbow flags flying outside bars and homes and pinned to shirts.
The flag was designed and hand-sewn in 1978 by late artist and gay rights activist Gilbert Baker.
The flag initially consisted of eight colors all of which Baker assigned meanings.
In 2015, Baker chatted withCNNabout the flag and recalled the day of the parade.
He stated, “I saw immediately how everyone around me owned that flag.
I thought: It’s better than I ever dreamed.”
According to Baker, “The rainbow did that.”
The first Dyke March wasn’t until 1993
While the first U.S. That night over 20,000 lesbians joined in solidarity and made their way to the National Mall.
After the success in Washington, D.C., the group organized a march in New York weeks later.
Atlanta and San Francisco quickly followed suit that summer and hosted their own Dyke Marches.
In many instances, those within the community faced discrimination even amongst the LGBTQ+ community (viaKQED.org).
The first march reportedly came about after a mysterious email was sent to community activists in San Francisco.
After receiving the message, many activists came together to organize the event.
Many local businesses and organizations also chipped in to help make the event a reality (viaKQED.org).
