The month also provides its members and allies with an opportunity to celebrate their identities. Now, Pride Month has become a celebration dedicated to acknowledging and promoting LGBTQ+ rights and acceptance. A year later, on the first anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, the first Pride parade took place, attracting thousands of supporters and starting the city’s first Pride Week. June 28, 1969, marked the beginning of the Stonewall Riots during which members of the LGBTQ+ community resisted a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City. Prior to becoming a celebration, Pride Month began as a protest for gay, lesbian and transgender human rights. Throughout June, the United States recognizes Pride Month, an opportunity for members of the LGBTQ+ communities to acknowledge and celebrate the community’s influence and sexual diversity.