If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. June 1 marks the arrival of Pride Month, which had its start with the 1969 Stonewall riots — a multi-day uprising led by the LGBTQ+ community in response to a police raid at New York City’s now-legendary Stonewall Inn. The very next year saw the city’s (and country’s) first-ever Pride marches, which over time expanded across the continents and turned into a month-long celebration of queer identity, resilience, and resistance: being officially recognized as a national happening by President Bill Clinton circa 1999, who declared June as “Gay and Lesbian Pride Month.” Ten years later, President Barack Obama made Pride Month all-encompassing, expanding its reach by changing the language to “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month.” As we speak, programming helmed by LGBTQ...