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Days after reacting to hateful graffiti at his school, the principal of Gaithersburg High School says a staff member found a racial slur scratched onto a locker in the boys’ locker room.
Local Leaders Mark Beginning of LGBTQ+ Pride Month
June is LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) Pride Month, and Montgomery County and state leaders are expressing their support on social media.
This month is designated Pride Month because in June 1969, a series of demonstrations called the Stonewall Uprising began. On June 28, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Greenwich Village in New York City. The raid led to days of protests regarded as a catalyst for the gay rights movement in the U.S.
On Tuesday, U.S. President Joe Biden issued a proclamation declaring June as Pride Month. Local leaders showed their Pride Month support on Twitter: