June Celebrates Resilient Pride

Every June, Pride Month is celebrated in the United States. June was chosen to commemorate the riots held by members of the LGBTQIA+ community against a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City on June 28, 1969. According to the Library of Congress, the Stonewall riots were a "tipping point" for the gay liberation movement in the United States.

However, there is a point of view that it was a raid in Los Angeles that started the movement. In 1966, plain-clothed LAPD officers raided the "Black Cat" bar in Silver Lake, beat up patrons, and arrested 16 people. This event galvanized the local community, sparking protests and activism that helped pave the way for future LGBTQ+ rights movements across the United States.