June 26: Anniversary of the Obergefell v.Honors survivors of the HIV epidemic and raises awareness of their needsĪ remembrance of the lives lost in the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. There are several awareness days held throughout the month of June to create visibility and raise support for marginalized groups within the LGBTQ community. (Image credit: Getty) Important days of Pride Month 2022 to note:
We will continue to love and live our truth and be our full and complete selves-and we are not going to apologize for it." We will stand together to face these attacks on our LGBTQIA+ siblings across the country and around the world. Pérez continued: "In spite of these challenges and attacks, we are here to tell the country and the world: we will not be erased. Of the latter, NYC Pride Executive Director Sandra Pérez explained (opens in new tab): "Our community has been through tremendous hardships over the past few years, beginning with the pandemic, and continuing with a reckoning with social justice, threats to our democracy, and more recently armed conflict overseas."
This year, San Francisco chose “Love Will Keep Us Together," while Seattle opted for "We’re Still Here." Angelenos have themed their march "Love Your Pride," while New York's 2022 Pride theme is "Unapologetically Us." Here are just a few: Pride Parades in the USĪlong with hosting parades and events, some cities also designate themes for that given year's Pride Month celebrations. Fifty-two years later, NYC Pride Parade 2022 will be held on Sunday, June 26.Ĭities across America host their own Pride Parades in June. The first "Pride Parade," then known as the Christopher Street Liberation Day, was held by gay activist groups in New York City on June 28, 1970, on the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising.
(Image credit: Getty) When is the Pride Parade 2022?