In June 1999, President Clinton issued a proclamation that made June LGBTQ+ Pride Month. June marks the historic anniversary of the Stonewall Riots on June 27, 1969. New York Beverage Control Board agents and NYC police officers raided the bar – locally known as a gay bar – to enforce a rarely enforced alcohol control […]

June also honors Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19th, commemorating the emancipation of African American slaves in the United States. The day marks when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to ensure all enslaved people be freed, because slavery in Texas continued after the 13th Amendment was passed by the US Senate. Juneteenth has long been […]