sometimes people who are 'out' also say they are 'proud'. "out" means they are not hiding their sexual orientation. "proud" means that they are pleased about it. "proud" or "pride" has a special meaning in the lgbt community. it means they are celebrating and being happy that they are homosexual. it is not 'pride' meaning that they have done something to be proud of, but 'pride' meaning the opposite of shame. many cities have "pride parades". these used to be protest marches. today, they are usually celebrations of the lgbt community. they usually occur in june, in memory of the 'stonewall riots' that happened in new york city in 1969. these riots happened because police harassed and arrested people for being homosexual. 'stonewall' or the 'stonewall riots' are sometimes called the start of the lgbt rights movement.