Pride Month
LGBT Pride Month is a month, typically June, dedicated to celebration and commemoration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) pride. Pride Month began after the Stonewall riots, a series of gay liberation protests in 1969, and has since spread outside of the United States. Modern-day Pride Month both honors the movement for LGBT rights and celebrates LGBT culture.
| LGBT Pride Month | |
|---|---|
| A 2018 pride parade in San Francisco, California | |
| Type | Cultural |
| Observances | Celebration of LGBT pride, rights, and culture |
| Date | June |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First time | 1970; 53 years ago |
The rainbow flag has become a symbol of LGBT culture
Some have criticized how many companies release Pride Month-themed products, likening it to the concept of slacktivism, as the companies are perceived to be using the topic of LGBT rights as a means of profit, without contributing to the movement in a meaningful way. Others have criticized the seemingly hypocritical nature of companies making social media profiles evoke the rainbow pride flag while refusing to alter the profile pictures in areas without broad LGBT acceptance.
Variants
In 2018, an internet meme circulated surrounding the concept of a "wrath month", a play on pride and wrath both being part of the seven deadly sins of Christianity, to take place in July following the end of Pride Month.
Calendar
| Day Of The Month | Identity | Other Events |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gay | Belgium Marriage Equality Day |
| 2 | Lesbian | International Sex Workers' Day |
| 3 | Bisexual | |
| 4 | Polysexual | |
| 5 | Pansexual | HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day |
| 6 | Omnisexual | |
| 7 | Ceterosexual | |
| 8 | Demisexual | Caribbean-American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day |
| 9 | Gray Ace | |
| 10 | Asexual | National Peru HIV Testing Day |
| 11 | Polyamorous | |
| 12 | Intersex | Pulse Night Of Remembrance |
| 13 | Transfeminine | West Asian & North African Lesbian & Queer Women's Pride Day |
| 14 | Transmasculine | |
| 15 | Agender | Denmark Marriage Equality Day |
| 16 | Genderfluid | |
| 17 | Bigender | |
| 18 | Trigender | |
| 19 | Pangender | |
| 20 | Genderqueer | Estonia Marriage Equality Day |
| 21 | Demigirl | |
| 22 | Demiboy | |
| 23 | Androgyne | Alan Turing Day |
| 24 | Intergender | UpStairs Lounge Arson Attack Remembrance Day |
| 25 | Non-binary | 2022 Oslo Pride Shooting Remembrance Day |
| 26 | Questioning | US Marriage Equality Day |
| 27 | Homoromantic | International HIV Testing Day & Iceland Marriage Equality Day |
| 28 | Biromantic | Anniversary Of Stonewall Riots |
| 29 | Panromantic | |
| 30 | Aromantic | Queer Youth Day |