Pride Month 2022: When Does It Start? - The Sun

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PRIDE month has returned, with its celebration occurring every June.

This year’s Pride month started on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, and is to continue until Thursday, June 30, 2022.

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What is Pride month?

Pride month occurs every June to celebrate and spread awareness for the LGBT community.

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June was chosen as the celebrating month to honor the Stonewall Riots which took place in 1969.

The Stonewall Riots consisted of numerous unsolicited riots by the gay community in New York City in response to a police assault that started on June 28, 1969.

Aside from various events and community gatherings, Pride month is a time when people can peacefully protest and gain political awareness for LGBT issues.

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Pride month is crucial as it allowed individuals to spread awareness and enhance individuality and inclusivity in society.

“That night in June of 1969, we felt rage at the police,” shared Stonewall Riots participant Mark Segal with ET’s Denny Directo.

“We were enraged because, in a sense, 2,000 years of repression built up in us. And the New York City Police Department that night, when they violently came into Stonewall and beat people up against the wall and extorted money from people, got us angry.”

What happens during a Pride month?

With its first Pride march having started on June 28, 1970, the Pride march is a tradition every year to raise awareness.

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With the pandemic putting a halt on in-person parades, the march is finally back in 2022 across the New York region.

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On June 26 the march will begin at noon at 25th Street and 5th Ave. and continue until the Stonewall National Monument and the New York City AIDS Memorial, with its final destination in Chelsea at 16th Street and 7th Ave.

Here are some Pride month events reported by The New York Times:

• Historian George Chauncey from Columbia University will host “Gay New York: 1930-1970” at the New-York Historical Society on June 8.
• ChamberQueer will perform two shows at National Sawdust in Brooklyn from June 10 to June 12.
• The Mets vs. Marlins game for Pride Night at Citi Field on June 17.

How can you get involved?

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Aside from events and parades happening across the US, you can also get involved in other ways:

• Put up rainbow flags across your home or even as a virtual background on Zoom.
• Listen to LGBT history podcasts or videos online.
• Listen to Pride music playlists across the internet, such as this one on Spotify.
• Support local LGBT businesses
• Share rainbow flag photos or logos on social media, or even relevant quotes to spread awareness.

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