Pride Month: 5 unique facts about its history

Stonewall Riots

Pride Month coincides with Stonewall Riots, which was a series of riots by the community to protest the discrimination, that occurred on June 28 in 1969

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First Pride in the world

The first recorded Pride marches were held in 1970 in four US cities a year after the riots that took place at the Stonewall Inn

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Pride marches in 2025

In Mumbai, Thane held its first-ever Pride march on May 31 as many supporters of the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies, came together to celebrate them

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Significance

Every year, Pride Month is observed in June to celebrate and raise awareness about the contributions of the LGBTQIA+ community

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First Pride march in India

The first pride march in India occurred in 1999 on July 2, and was called the Kolkata Rainbow Pride Walk, and was also reportedly the first one in South Asia

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