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The History of Pride Month & the Uprising at the Stonewall Inn

During this month of Pride, we thought it might be a wonderful idea to propose some historical context to what has become such a distinguishable and celebratory month for so many members of the LGBTQIA+ collective. This year marks the 52nd year since the first Pride parade was organized by Brenda Howard, a bi activist; however, Lgbtq+ fest month was first recognized on a national level by President Bill Clinton in 1999 and 2000. During his term, President Barack Obama declared the month of June LGBT Pride Month. This declaration is the result of a decades drawn-out battle for equality after a heroic group of LGBT community members decided to take a stand in Fresh York City.

On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a widespread gay bar on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village, Recent York City. During this time, in every state but Illinois, acts of homosexuality were illegal and bars and restaurants that publicly served or had employees that identified as part of the LGBT society risked being slam down. Furthermore, the Stonewall Inn was one of many bars owned by

LGBT+ History Month 2025

This month marks LGBT+ History Month, a campaign founded by Schools OUT. This month is a time to celebrate our rich and diverse history, at a time where LGBTQ+ rights are organism threatened.  

This year’s theme: advocacy and social change 

Throughout history LGBTQ+ people have been activists and helped navigate social change, making the world a more inclusive place. At Stonewall, we’re proud to have been at the forefront of social change for the LGBTQ+ community throughout history.  

We have been part of every major fight for LGBTQ+ rights since 1989, including: 

  • An equal age of consent for gay and bi men 
  • The end of Section 28 in Scotland, and England and Wales 
  • Same-sex couples becoming free to adopt children 
  • LGBTQ+ people becoming free to serve openly in the Armed Forces 
  • Protection from discrimination at work 
  • The right for same sex-couples to have civil partnerships 
  • The right for LGBTQ+ couples to be legally recognised as parents 
  • The right for same-sex couples to obtain married 
  • LGBTQ-inclusive teaching in the national curriculum 

We’re proud of the change we h

The Spirit of
Stonewall Lives On

Heritage of Pride is a nonprofit organization that plans and produces Recent York City’s official LGBTQIA+ Pride events each year to commemorate the Stonewall Riots of 1969 — the beginning of the modern Gay Rights movement.
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Early in the morning on June 28, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a Greenwich Village bar that had become a staple of New York City's underground gay community. But this time, tired of the ongoing raids, society members fought back, eye-catching what would become famous as The Stonewall Riots.
Early in the morning on June 28, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a Greenwich Village exclude that had become a staple of New York City's underground gay people. But this time, sleepy of the ongoing raids, community members fought help, striking what would turn into known as The Stonewall Riots.
Early in the morning on June 28, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a Greenwich Village bar that had turn into a staple of Unused York City's underground lgbtq+ community. But this hour, tired of the carried on raids, community members fought back, striking what would become known as The Stonewall Riots.
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How Police Have Failed LGBTQ+ Communities

These occurrences of law enforcement violence constitute just some of the many ways in which LGBTQ+ people are harmed by those supposedly tasked with perpetuating justice. Over-policing and criminal justice system discrimination also disproportionately impact LGBTQ+ people — particularly LGBTQ+ people of color, who endure cross-cutting discrimination that has myriad unjust consequences.

LGBTQ+ people have historically experienced disparate police injure and been targeted while facing bias across every layer of our general safety system. For example, law enforcement officials have disproportionately profiled transgender people on the basis of their appearance, clothing, and for doing innocuous things, like traveling to school. Gay men have also been unjustly targeted by law enforcement for decades, with police engaging in undercover operations specifically aiming to criminalize lgbtq+ conduct. Throughout history, police raided bars frequented by Diverse people not only in New York City, but throughout the country.

Members of LGBTQ+ communities not only face disparate police harm, they are also underserved by law enforcement. Indeed,

Remembering Stonewall with Pride

We are in the midst of Pride Month, an annual celebration by lesbian, homosexual, bisexual, and transgender people that promotes equal rights, dignity, and positive positive statement. Pride month is all about celebrating diversity whether it comes in the form of sexuality or gender. The origin of Pride Month harkens endorse to the Stonewall Riots that took place in June of 1969. During that time, law enforcement often raided gay bars. During these raids, patrons were required to illustrate identification. If a patron of the gay prevent did not have identification or was dressed in full drag, then they were arrested. Even though the Stonewall Inn was mostly attended by same-sex attracted men, women could be arrested if they were not wearing three feminine articles of clothing. Other patrons would be taken to the bathroom to verify their sex and people not wearing clothing that matched the gender assigned at birth were often arrested. As a person who was born less than a decade after the Stonewall Riots, these practices of regulation enforcement are baffling to me. They seem love gross oversteps of the law, privacy, and individual's freedom to be who they are.

So, the interrogate some may be aski

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