 "Pride" in this sense is an affirmation of one's self and the community as a whole.The modern "gay pride" movement began after the Stonewall riots of the late 1960s.In June 1970, the first pride parade in the United States commemorated the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall riots—the nearly week-long uprising between New York City youth and police officers following a raid of Stonewall Inn.