Pride Month 2022: The history of Pride Month and why it is celebrated in June

In the last more than 50 years since the first Pride Month was celebrated in the United States, in the month of june

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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month of June is observed to pay homage to the 1969

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Also, in the month of June, Pride Day is celebrated on 28 as a sub holiday

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Pride Day is observed to commemorate the history of the first pride march

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What started from the United States in 1969 has since become a global symbol of celebrating and accepting identities

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It wasn’t unusual for police to raid gay bars in Manhattan in the 60s and almost all the raids followed the same template

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Police officers would enter, threaten and beat the bar staff and clientele

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