“Because of that incident that set things off, it started gay liberation and freedom marches, which has now become Pride,” Lachoy said. The incident is largely considered the catalyst that started the modern-day LGBTQ+ civil rights movement in the U.S. Lachoy said he’s been involved in the LGBTQ+ movement even before the Stonewall Riots- a series of riots that erupted following a police raid of the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City, on June 28, 1969. “It’s not just the month of June when the Stonewall Riots happened.” “Pride is something that is with us every day, and we celebrate it every day,” he said. “You could be the ‘A’ at the end of the alphabet, which stands for 'ally,'” said Paco Lachoy, a longtime local journalist for the LGBTQ + community and founder of The Reno Gay Page. It’s what they live every day of the year. For many, Pride Month isn’t just a month.
