However, as acceptance of the community has grown over the last 15 years, more and more straight, cisgender people have been attending Pride celebrations, either as allies to community or as spectators. For most of the last 40 years, Pride festivities have been largely the exclusive realm of the LGBTQ+ community.
While many localities have already celebrated their Pride festivities, Monday kicked off the official Pride Week, and cities all over the country are marking the occasion with the parades, marches, festivals, and parties that have come to be emblematic of the celebration. For the LGBTQ+ community, June generally means one thing: Pride.
