What is Pride Month?
LGBTQ+ Pride Month is a month-long celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and non-binary people. The month sets as a reminder of the events and people who pioneered progressive changes and supported the need to achieve justice and equal opportunity for the LGBTQ+ community.
Celebrated annually in the month of June, the month is particularly special in the LGBTQ+ community as it plays homage to the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan which spearheaded the modern LGBTQ+ movement.
In 2024, the theme is ‘Medicine Under the Scope’ focusing on improving LGBTQ+ representation in STEM careers (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and remembering the contributions the LGBTQ+ community has had on science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
