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Pride Month is celebrated each year for the month of June. U.S. President Barack Obama declared June 2010 to be Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month, stating, “I call upon all Americans to observe this month by fighting prejudice and discrimination in their own lives and everywhere it exists.” The month was chosen to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots in Greenwich Village that sparked the modern LGBT liberation movement in the United States. The month is meant to recognize the impact gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex people have had on the world. Communities celebrate with pride parades, picnics, parties, memorials for those lost from hate crimes, and other group gathering events that attract thousands upon thousands of individuals. InterPride, the International Association of Pride Organizers, was founded in 1982 and has grown to encompass pride events around the world throughout the year. (more...)