Queer is an umbrella term for non-straight people. The term sometimes is extended to LGBTQ or even LGBTQIA to include queer, intersex, and asexual groups.
LGBT is an acronym meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. The uprising helped spark the modern gay rights movement. One of the biggest Pride Month facts is that the original organizers of Pride Month chose June to pay tribute to the Stonewall uprising that happened in June of 1969 in New York City. Pride gatherings are rooted in the history of minority groups who have struggled for years to overcome prejudice and be accepted for who they are. What is Pride Month? It is a time to celebrate and to recognize the role we can all play in affirming everyone's right to be their true self.
