Pride Month has taken many forms through the decades, framed by growing cultural acceptance for the LGBTQ community and evolving politics of the present moment.
This year, Pride will be celebrated – for many in-person for the first time in two years – with nationwide parades and education events at schools and community centers. Along with the joyful celebrations of identity and diversity: solemn reflections of those lost to violence in the community and mounting concerns over a troubling rash of anti-LGBTQ bills that have emerged from statehouses.