'The View' honors trailblazers from LGBTQIA+ community during Pride Month

From activists to athletes and more, "The View" highlights groundbreaking leaders within the LGBTQIA+ community in celebration of Pride Month.

During the month of June, Americans applaud the accomplishments of those in the LGBTQIA+ community in honor of Pride Month. "The View" joins in that celebration again in 2021. Pride Month takes place in June because of the riots held by members of the LGBT community against a police raid that took place at the Stonewall Inn in New York City on June 28, 1969, which the Library of Congress calls a "tipping point" for the gay liberation movement in the U.S. Millions from the LGBT community and allies across the globe take part in monthlong celebrations, including pride parades, workshops and symposiums, as well as remembrances for members of the community who lost their lives to HIV/AIDS or hate crimes. The acronym LGBT has expanded through the years to LGBTQIA+. According to OutRight Action International, the initialism stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or questioning, intersex, asexual and/or ally, and the plus sign acknowledges the "non-cisgender and non-straight identities which are not included in the acronym."