The term sometimes is extended to LGBTQ, or even LGBTQIA, to include queer, intersex and asexual groups.
LGBT is an acronym meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. Pride events are geared toward anyone who feels like their sexual identity falls outside the mainstream - although many straight people join in, too. But parades and other Pride celebrations are returning this month to New York, Paris and many other cities. Most in-person 2020 Pride events were canceled because of the pandemic. Most Pride events take place each year in June, although some cities hold their celebrations at other times of the year. The original organizers chose this month to pay homage to the Stonewall uprising in June 1969 in New York City, which helped spark the modern gay rights movement.