The Stonewall riots in 1969 and their importance in the history of the LGBT community
Every year in June, the Gay Pride parade is a wild party. It hasn’t always been like this. It was originally the first time gays and lesbians walked the streets in New York, claiming publicly to be out, and this procession was intended to commemorate the Stonewall riots that had occurred a year earlier.
Every year in June, the Gay Pride parade is a wild party. It hasn’t always been like this. It was originally the first time gays and lesbians walked the streets in New York, claiming publicly to be out, and this procession was intended to commemorate the Stonewall riots that had occurred a year earlier.