This Pri Month, celebrate the famo people who have played a major role the Gay Rights Movement over the years.
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GAY PRI
Gay Pri, annual celebratn, ually June the Uned Stat and sometim at other tim other untri, of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ) inty. Gay Pri memorat the Stonewall rts New York Cy of June 28, 1969. * the gay history month *
Although has been celebrated for more than 50 years, Print Bill Clton officially clared June as Gay and Lbian Pri Month 2000. Print Barack Obama expand the observance 2011 to Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr Pri Month.
The Stonewall Uprisg occurred June 28, 1969, and was a tippg pot for the Gay Liberatn Movement the Uned Stat.
In the 1960s, the Stonewall Inn New York Cy’s Greenwich Village was a gay club and refuge for many the LGBTQ muny. A year later on June 28, thoands of people marched om the Stonewall Inn to Central Park what was then lled “Christopher Street Liberatn Day” — markg what is now regnized as the natn’s first gay pri para. 11), which was already tablished, and the anniversary of the first march on Washgton for gay and lbian rights 1979.
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR HISTORY MONTH
* the gay history month *
The month is meant to highlight and celebrate the history and achievements of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people. The missn of Lbian Gay Bisexual Transgenr Qutng/Queer (LGBTQ+) Servic is to nnect our diverse stunt populatn to opportuni, rourc, and each other to achieve the visn of a stronger, healthier, and more equable world for LGBTQ+ people and s alli. He tablished a planng mtee wh LGBTQ lears om around the untry, and om there, Gay and Lbian History Month was born.
After s foundg, anizatns like the Natnal Gay and Lbian Task Force, GLAAD, and the Human Rights Campaign endorsed Gay and Lbian History Month, and 1995, the Natnal Edutn Associatn passed a rolutn officially regnizg as a memorative month. Harvey Milk, famed out activist who beme one of Ameri’s first gay elected officials and was assassated.