LQBTQ History Month orignated in the United States and was first celebrated in 1994...
The Month of June was chosen for LGBTQ Pride Month to commemorate the Stonewall Riots, which occured at the end of June 1969..
"Christopher Street Liberation Day" on June 28, 1970, marked the first anniversary of the stonewall riots with the march, which was the first gay pride march in U.S history.
June sees a month-long global celebration of Pride every year; a time for everyone to recognize and celebrate the importance of inclusion and diversity both in and out of our homes.
The LGTBQ Community is a diverse collective of unique people around the world and pride month was established to celebrate those people.
Who was Sylvia?
Latinx American gay rights and transgender activist who identified as a Drag Queen
Co-founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries with Marsha P. Johnson
Refused to be defined by a label
Participated in the Stonewall Riot
Who was David?
Born to the Kisule clan in its ancestral village of Nakawala
Described as Uganda's first openly gay man
Teacher and LGBT rights activist
Greatly involved with SMUGÂ
Murdered for being open about his sexualityÂ
Who is Geena?
Filipino-American supermodel, TED speaker, and transgender advocate
Born to a working class family and immigrated to the United States at the age of 17
Founder of Gender Proud
Who is Michael?
First openly gay player to be drafted into the NFL
All-American and Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the year while playing for the University of Missouri
Felt that he had to prove himself in the NFL because of his sexualityÂ
Open and honest about his mental healthÂ
Currently an activist for LGBTQIA+ rights
Who is Helen?
Chinese-American author, former journalist, and activist
Outspoken on LGBTQIA+, women's, and Asian-American rights
Born to first generation immigrants from Shanghai
Holds two Doctorate degrees
Married her wife Lia Shigemura in June 2008, making them one of the first same-sex couples to legally marry in California
Countries where you can be criminalized for being LGBT
