Pride Month
When:
Observances
June is Pride Month in Canada and marks the start of Pride Season.
Pride takes place in June to pay homage to the June 1969 Stonewall Riots. In New York City, USA, police violently raided Stonewall Inn, a pub that LGBTQ+ people would often frequent, with the intent of detaining and arresting patrons.
Today, Pride is both a celebration and assertion of the rights of 2SLBGTQIA people as well as a time to bring attention to the discriminatino and violence still experienced by many around the world. The month of Pride reminds us that these issues have not been resolved and that there must be a commitment from all sectors of society to fight for the rights of 2SLBGTQIA people.
Pride takes place in June to pay homage to the June 1969 Stonewall Riots. In New York City, USA, police violently raided Stonewall Inn, a pub that LGBTQ+ people would often frequent, with the intent of detaining and arresting patrons.
Today, Pride is both a celebration and assertion of the rights of 2SLBGTQIA people as well as a time to bring attention to the discriminatino and violence still experienced by many around the world. The month of Pride reminds us that these issues have not been resolved and that there must be a commitment from all sectors of society to fight for the rights of 2SLBGTQIA people.