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BEAMING June is Pride Month, celebrating the LGBTQ community. (REUTERS/Johnny WITH Milano)
PRIDE
PRIDE MONTH EVENTS CELEBRATING LONG ISLAND’S LGBTQ COMMUNITY
BY BRIANA BONFIGLIO
June is Pride Month, an entire month dedicated to recognizing the contributions
that LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer and/or questioning)
individuals have made to their community and society.
Pride Month originated to honor the Stonewall Riots of 1969, when LGBTQ patrons
of Manhattan’s Stonewall Inn fought back against police who launched one of its
many discriminatory raids on the gay bar. The event marked a turning point in the
movement for LGBTQ equality. Since 1970, gay pride marchers have flooded the
streets of New York City every June to demonstrate their pride and advocate for
continued progress for the marginalized group’s rights.
Over the years, Long Islanders have hosted their own events, some of them held by
nonprofit organizations and others by business owners and residents. So pull out
your Pride flag and check out these five Pride events happening on Long Island this
month!
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