06/03/2026
June is Pride Month: a time to celebrate LGBTQ+ identity, honor the community's history, and continue the push for full equality. At JFC, we take pride in assisting Montgomery County residents in need regardless of race, religion, political views, s*xual orientation, or gender identity—proudly supporting our LGBTQ+ neighbors.See more below from Wickipedia.😊
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Pride Month is a month-long annual observance dedicated to celebrating LGBTQ+ culture, community, and rights. While it has grown into a global event, it is primarily celebrated in June in countries like the United States, Canada, France, and Ireland, though dates vary worldwide depending on local factors like weather.
The timing of Pride Month honors the 1969 Stonewall riots, a series of pivotal gay liberation protests in New York City.
In June 1970, the first official pride marches were organized across four major US cities: New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
Early organizers noted these initial events were focused strictly on political liberation and visibility. Furthermore, early marches frequently marginalized or silenced the transgender women and people of color (such as Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera) who had been prominent in the original Stonewall Uprising.
Over the decades, the movement rapidly expanded from major urban hubs into smaller, rural communities. In the United States, it achieved formal executive branch recognition through a succession of U.S. presidents:
Bill Clinton (1999): Issued the first official proclamation declaring June as "Gay and Le***an Pride Month."
Barack Obama (2011): Expanded the federal proclamation to officially encompass the entire LGBT community.
Donald Trump (2019): Did not issue a formal federal proclamation but shared public statements of support via social media.
Joe Biden (2021): Restored formal recognition of Pride Month and pledged to advance LGBTQ+ civil rights.
