Cities across the world are celebrating Pride this month with parades and events to honor the queer and trans activists who put their lives on the line for gay liberation during the Stonewall riots of 1969. The event marked the start of the modern gay liberation movement.
But in Austin, the city’s “official” Pride celebration isn’t until August.
That led Stacy MacDiarmid, a self-described “enthusiastic ally” of Pride, to ask our ATXplained project: Why?