text: Pride month stems from the stonewall riots in NY in the 70s, a protest started by black trans women to protest police brutality toward queer people. As time has passed and queer rights have progressed, it has evolved from a protest into a celebration of our freedom and equality. I am proud to be queer bc even though I was born this way, existing while queer is an act of courage. Things have come a long way since stonewall, but there's still a ways to go. So, we celebrate that we can be out and proud, and we protest bc there is still inequality and violence toward queer people.