Pride Month: A History of Resistance
thetaskforce.orgIt’s June again, which means it’s Pride Month. For many, it’s a busy month full of raucous bar parties and parades in the summer heat.
It’s easy to think Pride is simply what you see posted on social media. But that is far from the reality. Pride is more than just a party: it’s a political catalyst that’s been building social change for years.
It is and should be both, and its continued relevance and importance cannot be underestimated. History The beginning of the modern gay rights movement can be traced back to the early 1900s.
There were some small events and organizations forming, mostly after WWII, when migration to cities like San Francisco facilitated gay people “finding” each other, but until the Stonewall Riots happened, there was not widespread visibility of our community– in public culture or amongst LGBTQ people themselves.
