![Iowa City residents gather during the 2023 Pride Parade & Festival in downtown Iowa City on Saturday, June 17, 2023.](https://dailyiowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023_06_16_Pridefestival_CB013-1-900x600.jpg)
Iowa City Pride 2023: Vendors share what pride means to them
Zhenya Loughney, Arts ReporterÂ
• June 20, 2023
![Lexi Ridout, a parade participant, marches on Dubuque St. with flag in hand during the IC Pride Parade on Saturday, June 17. The parade is a part of LBGT Pride Month, established in 1969 to commemorate the Stonewall riots. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)](https://dailyiowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/061817-PrideParade-BS03.jpg)
Pride Month 2017
June 20, 2017