Whens gay pride day 2016

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LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER PRIDE MONTH, - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Since our founding, America has advanced on an unending path toward becoming a more perfect Union. Festivities and moments of silence were held around the world Sunday to celebrate gay pride in the wake of one of the worst mass shootings in United States history in which a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, was targeted by a gunman. From marches in New York, Chicago, London and Turkey, people came to celebrate and be together, cheering the social justice progress the movement has spurred and looking ahead to the future.

Presidential Proclamation

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Gay Pride Calendar by Date

Now, Therefore, I, Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. Jump to main content. Jump to navigation.

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Photos of Pride Month carrying images of those killed in the Pulse nightclub shooting walk as part of a vigil during the 46th annual Gay Pride March, June 26, , in New York. .

2016

Representatives of Housing Works join the LGBT Pride March in New York City on June 26, Rob Kim/Getty Images for Housing Works Festivities and moments of silence were held around the. .