June 2022

Pride Month

This month focuses on LGBT Pride Month, Pride month Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month (LGBT Pride Month). Pride is celebrated annually in June to honour the 1969 Stonewall riots, and works to achieve equal justice and equal opportunity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) people.

Today, celebrations include pride parades, picnics, parties, workshops, symposia and concerts. LGBT Pride Month events attract millions of participants around the world. Memorials are held during this month for those members of the community who have been lost to hate crimes or HIV/AIDS. The purpose of the commemorative month is to recognise the impact that LGBTQ individuals have had on history – locally, nationally and internationally.