FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday officially proclaimed June 2021 as Pride Month.
This is the first time a proclamation has been made in Kentucky to officially recognize Pride Month, the governor said in a tweet.
"All Kentuckians deserve the right to fairness, respect, dignity, the right to be heard and the right to be who they are," Beshear said in a tweet Wednesday. "Today, for the first time in the history of the commonwealth, I am honored to proclaim June 2021 as Pride Month."
All Kentuckians deserve the right to fairness, respect, dignity, the right to be heard and the right to be who they are. Today, for the first time in the history of the commonwealth, I am honored to proclaim June 2021 as Pride Month.
— Governor Andy Beshear (@GovAndyBeshear) June 30, 2021
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The majority of Pride events nationwide are held in June to commemorate the anniversary riots that took place in response to a police raid targeting the LGBTQ+ community at the Stonewall Inn in New York City on June 28, 1969.
The riots are considered by many historians to be the birth of the modern LGBTQ+ movement, according to GLAAD.
