Crowds watch as people take part in the 2025 NYC Pride March on Sunday in New York City. Adam Gray/Getty Images hide caption
Pride Month June marks Pride Month, a time to celebrate LGBTQ people and to reflect on the global movement that pushes for full and equal rights for members of the community.
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A gravestone with "progress pride" flags at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Matt Blitz/WAMU/WAMU hide caption
From left: Robyn, Christine and the Queens, Janelle Monáe, MUNA, Arlo Parks and Perfume Genius From left: Heji Shin, Eloïse Labarbe-Lafon, Mason Rose, Isaac Schneider, Alexis Waespi and Gilles Laurent/Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Target confirmed that it won't be carrying its LGBTQ+ merchandise for Pride month this June in some stores after the discount retailer received backlash last year. Here, Pride month merchandise is displayed at a Target store in Nashville, Tenn, in May 2023. George Walker IV/AP hide caption
In a video posted to TikTok and Instagram, trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney described the months of fear and bullying she has encountered amid backlash to her sponsorship from Bud Light. @dylanmulvaney TikTok/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Bud Light sales fell earlier this year after a promotion featuring a transgender social-media influencer led to boycott calls from conservative groups. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
The Pittsburgh Pride parade, celebrating 50 years of Pittsburgh Pride, crosses the Andy Warhol Bridge from downtown Pittsburgh on June 3. Longtime Pride sponsors have come under attack by conservatives for their LGBTQ-friendly marketing. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
Pride month merchandise is displayed at the front of a Target store in Hackensack, N.J., last month. The company pulled certain LGBTQ+ merchandise from its stores nationwide ahead of Pride month after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption
D'Arcy Drollinger, the country's first drag laureate, poses with the Pride flag outside San Francisco City Hall on June 2, 2023. Chloe Veltman/NPR hide caption
Nation's first 'drag laureate' kicks off Pride in San Francisco
Why you might notice more religious groups at Pride celebrations this year
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A customer walks into a Target store on Feb. 28 in San Rafael, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Target removes some Pride Month products after threats against employees
Members and supporters of the LGBTQ community march during the Pride in the Park event in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on Saturday. Law enforcement said members of a far-right group were arrested for planning to riot near the march. Jim Urquhart/NPR hide caption
Some sexuality educators are pushing for comprehensive sex education, which would include topics relevant to queer students. Aleksandr Zubkov / Getty Images hide caption
Chemistry Week at Nottingham University. Nigel French - PA Images via Getty Images hide caption
Kyne is a drag queen math communicator who explains math concepts and riddles on TikTok. Justin Atkins hide caption
Kataluna Enriquez will be the first openly transgender Miss USA contestant after her historic win in the Miss Nevada USA pageant. Stephen Lenehan hide caption
2021 Miss Nevada Will Be The First Openly Transgender Miss USA Contestant
After years of feeling shame about their gender identity, Ian Morton says they turned to conceptual self-portraiture as a way to understand pride. Ian Morton for NPR hide caption
Dancers take the stage at a Pride event in West Hollywood, Calif., on June 8, 2019. Alexis Hunley hide caption