And they stood against the government because of it.Īt the tip of the iceberg, when the Stonewall Inn located in New York City started being raided by police because it was a gay bar, people started retaliating against police in defense of the gay bar and their believed right to be gay in the world. While during the 1950’s and 60’s, the concept of being gay was not often spoken of or publicly expressed due to the pressure of American society and the social norms that viewed being gay as a taboo and a mental disorder, there was a population of people who did not believe in oppressing these rights. This special time was intentionally set in June to commemorate the Stonewall riots of 1968 in Manhattan, New York in the US. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month, or just Pride Month for short, is an holiday that is celebrated each year in the month of June.
