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June 1, 2006
June is GLBT Pride Month. In honor of the historic Stonewall uprising on June 28, 1969, cable television will be airing special programming.
This year's international theme for Pride Month is "Pride—Not Prejudice," according to InterPride.org. Cities around the world will host various social events and the highly publicized parades. The first gay-pride parade in 1969, known as the March on Stonewall, started as a protest against discrimination and violence aimed at the GLBT community in New York City. Today, pride events have grown to include thousands of participants and spectators. A list of events for most major cities around the world can be found through GLAAD and About.com's section for Gay Pride. Pride week for cities such as Los Angeles will be June 9–11, New York City June 18–25 and in San Francisco June 24–25.
In addition to the normal Pride Month events, Bravo, the Sundance Channel, Logo, Showtime, HBO (No. 5 on The 2006 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list) and Here!TV will be airing GLBT-themed movies, television shows, documentaries and concerts.
Bravo is launching its new broadband channel specifically for the GLBT online community. Programming on OUTzoneTV.com will include made-for-TV movies such as "That Certain Summer," the British documentary "My Husband is Gay" and the short-lived Bravo reality series "Cooking's a Drag."
Here!TV will feature specials such as "Summer Storm," a 2004 German drama about a closeted gay teen on a rowing team who comes out when an all-gay team participates in a competition, and Margaret Cho's 2005 live performance "Assassin."
On June 21, HBO will air "Billie Jean King: Portrait of a Pioneer," an HBO original documentary chronicling the remarkable rise of openly lesbian tennis legend Billie Jean King. The same day, Showtime will air "Little Man," a documentary released in 2005 about a lesbian couple whose lives unravel when their surrogate gives birth to their son 100 days early.
