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Taking place every June, Pride Month celebrates the self-affirmation, dignity, equality and increased visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. The month-long celebration was given the name Pride to encourage those feelings as the community comes together to celebrate and bolster LGBTQ+ rights movements. As people rally together, ET has put together a guide to all things Pride, including a brief history, how to celebrate and support.
How It Started
Before Pride become a celebration, it started out as a protest. June 28, 1969 marks the start of the Stonewall riots in which the queer community responded to a police raid that began at the Stonewall Inn, a bar located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York, that served as a safe haven for the city’s gay, lesbian and transgender community.
Wearing T-shirts bearing the iconic Mickey Mouse logo depicted with the rainbow LGBTQ pride flag motif, people from the Walt Disney Co. participate in the annual Los Angeles Pride Parade in West Hollywood, California, on June 9, 2019. (Photo: David McNew/AFP/Getty Images)
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Pride Month, a celebration of the LGBTQ lifestyle, occurs each June, and for years now, mainstream corporations with recognizable brands have participated in Pride Month by marketing special products, often festooned with the rainbow flag, the primary symbol of the LGBTQ community.
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(NEW YORK) While the global coronavirus pandemic may have put a damper on many annual Pride festivities across the world in 2020, this year is already looking to be better and brighter.
Whether you are heading out for festivities or planning to celebrate in your own unique special way, there are a lot of brands that are ready to help you commemorate in style.
Every year, loads of beauty and fashion brands band together to create Pride-inspired products that not only help you look good but also feel good as they support organizations that empower and uplift LGBTQ communities.
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