June 01, 2023
LGBTQ Pride Month is celebrated in June to commemorate the Stonewall uprising. On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in NYC’s Greenwich Village, arresting patrons for, among other things, not wearing three articles of gender-appropriate clothing (as required by a local ordinance at the time). Patrons fought back, and the event became a watershed in gay history.
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How Did the Rainbow Flag Become a Symbol of LGBTQ Pride?
June has long been recognized as LGBTQ Pride Month, in honor of the Stonewall riots, which took place in New York City in June 1969. During Pride Month, it is not uncommon to see the rainbow flag being proudly displayed as a symbol for the LGBTQ rights movement. But how did that flag become a
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