June 1st marks start of LGBT Pride Month

Details: Category: LGBT Issues; Published on Wednesday, 01 June 2011 11:28; Written by Lara Landis; Hits: 571

June 1 starts LGBT pride month. President Obama has set aside this month during his administration as an attempt to acknowledge the efforts and contributions of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Americans. The designation does not recognize Asexuals and other groups that fall under the Queer umbrella. Obama has declared June LGBT pride month for the last three years, according to LGBTQNation.

A number of pride events and parades will occur throughout the country. While a number of such events are scheduled to take place in larger cities, an increasing number of events are taking place in smaller cities, which the site linked to above mistakenly referred to as “rural areas”.

Asexuals do not yet have their own organized events, although a number of activists work to change the extremely small real-world presence into a larger presence. The lack of active groups means that the Asexuals who do participate in events usually march in gay pride parades. Even though no pride month for Asexuals exists yet, Asexual Awareness Week and Asexual Visibility and Education Day occur in October.