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so pride parades are critical events
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that celebrate social and
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self-acceptance achievements and legal
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rights of lesbian gay bisexual
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transgender queer and other people
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across the globe Where it began in four
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American cities it has grown
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exponentially The parade also serves as
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a reminder that more work needs to be
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done The riot at the Stonewall Inn was
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only a little over 50 years ago
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President Bill Clinton declared June to
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be gay and lesbian pride month for the
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first time in just 1999 The Stonewall
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Inn was declared the first LGBT National
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Historic Site by President Obama in 2016
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And now here we are in 2025 and Trump
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won't even recognize Pride Month anymore
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So we are absolutely at a point where we
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are taking backward steps and that makes
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this year's pride all the more important
