India, June 1 -- The 55th LGBTQ+ Pride march will take place in the US this June, which is celebrated as Pride Month. The origin of LGBTQ+ Pride Month is linked to a darker period, but Pride marches, protests, and celebrations are held in many places to celebrate queer joy.

The first LGBTQ+ Pride march took place in June 1970, a year after New York City Police officers stormed the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, causing a six-day protest in the neighborhood.

The Stonewall riots were a landmark event for the LGBTQ+ community in the United States, despite the fact that raids and related demonstrations and marches had been taking place for decades before.

Take a closer look at Pride Month history and the ways that 10 major American ci...