is hosting a mobile caravan while New York Pride will celebrate with in-person and virtual celebrations. In lieu of an in-person festival, Washington D.C. However as more Americans get vaccinated and COVID-19 restrictions are relaxed or lifted, 2021's Pride Month celebrations are underway. Pride 2020 was celebrated mostly virtually due to the pandemic. The flag was created by transgender activist Monica Helms in 1999. The white represents intersex, transitioning or a neutral/undefined gender. The trans flag features light blue and light pink which represent colors traditionally given to baby girls and boys at birth. However the one created in 2018 by Emily Gwen features shades of orange, purple and pink. Philadelphia redesigned the Pride flag in 2017 to include the colors brown and black in an effort to promote diversity and inclusion and to "honor the lives of our Black and brown LGBTQ siblings," the city said in a statement. "And, rightly so, there are many, echoing the diversity of identities within the LGBTIQ community, and the need for everyone to be seen and recognized." "Pride flags are a bold visual representation of the movement," Jessica Stern, executive director of OutRight Action International said. But did you know there's more than one Pride flag? The rainbow flag, created by artist Gilbert Baker in 1978, is widely known as the symbol of Pride.
June is Pride Month, celebrated each year to mark the 1969 Stonewall rebellion, a series of violent confrontations between the gay community and police, that occurred near the park at a gay bar called the Stonewall Inn. Regardless, Johnson and other Black and Latinx transgender women are now being recognized and hailed.Ī National Park Service ranger place rainbow flags, representing LBGTQ pride, along fencing around Christopher Park, Friday June 14, 2019, in New York's Greenwich Village. Johnson didn't arrive to the bar until the rioting had started, many credit Johnson for throwing the first brick or shot glass that sparked the riots.
"The majority of people at Stonewall were either drag queens or gay men of color," Titus Montalvo, a hairdresser and makeup artist who was 16 at the time, told USA TODAY's Dalvin Brown.Īt that time, in New York City, “masquerading” as a member of the opposite sex was a crime.Īlthough transgender activist Marsha P.
Following a police invasion of a gay club located in Greenwich Village, riots and protests ensued throughout the city. It all started with the Stonewall Uprising in New York City on June 28, 1969. Why do we celebrate in June? Know their names: Marsha P. USA TODAY is breaking down your Pride questions below. Though 2020 brought most traditional Pride festivals to a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some states are easing back into in-person and virtual events this year.īut what are the origins of Pride Month? What event kicked off the celebrations in the U.S., and who should we thank? How do people celebrate? Festivities, parades and events have been thrown to honor LGBTQ voices and experiences, but also to draw attention to the issues members of the community still face. For decades, Pride Month has been celebrated in June across the United States.