Sylvia Rivera at a march in 1994Photo: Justin Sutcliffe (AP) Sylvia Rivera at a march in 1994Photo: Justin Sutcliffe (AP)What is Pride today? Similar marches took place in cities across the globe shortly thereafter, giving rise to the events of Pride Month as we know them now. Still, Pride wasn’t officially recognized as such for over 30 years; former President Bill Clinton eventually declared June “Gay and Lesbian Month” in 1999. Former President Barack Obama expanded this moniker to become more inclusive in 2009 with “LGBT Pride Month.”By 2016, Obama designated the Stonewall Inn a national monument, too. Today, what was once a one-day parade has expanded into a month-long series of Pride events around the world.

Source: The Nation June 08, 2021 17:37 UTC