Not to be confused with LGBT Pride Month, which is celebrated in June, LGBTQ+ History Month originated in the United States as Lesbian and Gay History Month and was first celebrated in October 1994.

In June 1999, former President Bill Clinton declared June to be Gay and Lesbian Pride Month. In 2009, when former President Barack Obama was in office, it became known as LGBT Pride Month.

Carlsbad residents put forward suggestions for other flags to be flown at City Hall after a Pride one was approved to be placed there in June.

Earlier this month, over 100 people marched from Washington Park to the state Capitol. Gay and transgender pride flags flapped in the wind as protesters shouted “Out here, proud here!” and “You cannot ...

NPR urged its longtime host, Ari Shapiro, one of its most visible gay employees, not to attend a Pride event – and later reversed the decision after the email leaked to many newsroom staffers and ...