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Reflecting on the Meaning of Pride Month

Reflecting on the Meaning of Pride Month

Jessiekah Cook, Contributing Writer July 2, 2026

I was fifteen when I realized I was attracted to women. When I was seventeen, I realized the discomfort I felt in my own skin was due to a difference in gender identity. However, I was a redneck, God-serving...

Pride attendees gather and prepare for the OKC PrideFest, several holding flags representing themselves and/or the people they love.

Where does Pride Month come from?

Jessiekah Cook, Contributing Writer July 1, 2026

Pride is held in June in remembrance of the Stonewall Riots. Stonewall began on the night of June 28, 1969, in response to a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City. It was not uncommon for...

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