History of LGBT Pride Month06/21/2016 12:00:00 PMStaff ReportHistory of LGBT Pride MonthHistory of LGBT Pride MonthHistory of LGBT Pride MonthLesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month (LGBT Pride Month) is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan. The Stonewall riots were a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. In the United States the last Sunday in June was initially celebrated as “Gay Pride Day,” but the actual day was flexible.Around CampusAround Campus