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The Spirit of
Stonewall Lives On

Heritage of Pride is a nonprofit organization that plans and produces Brand-new 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, people members fought back, eye-catching what would become established as The Stonewall Riots.
Early in the morning on June 28, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a Greenwich Village prevent that had become a staple of New York City's underground gay group. But this time, fatigued of the ongoing raids, community members fought advocate , striking what would get 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 Fresh York City's underground homosexual community. But this moment, tired of the carried on raids, community members fought back, striking what would become known as The Stonewall Riots.
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In Honor of Pride Month - A Little History...

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

During this month of Pride, we thought it might be a good idea to offer some historical context to what has grow such a distinguishable and celebratory month for so many members of the LGBTQIA+ community. This year marks the 52nd year since the first Self-acceptance parade was organized by Brenda Howard, a bisexual person activist; however, Pride 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 Identity festival Month. This declaration is the result of a decades long battle for equality after a courageous group of LGBT collective members decided to seize a stand in Recent York City.

On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a trendy gay bar on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village, New 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 community risked existence shut down. Furthermore, the Stonewall Inn was one of many bars owned by

Pride Month

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  • Hollywood Gay Celebration : Parades and Festivals from 1970 to 1978
    This video, by Pat Rocco, is a compilation of short house movies recording gay identity festival parades and festivals in Hollywood during the 1970s.
  • We Were There
    This short motion picture by Pat Rocco is about Gay Pride Week during the 1976 bicentennial celebration of the Combined States in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
  • Gay USA
    A film of 1977 woman loving woman and gay pride parades and marches throughout the United States, intercut with on-the-street interviews with male lover men and women on their lovers and how they came out.

A brief history of Pride

Originally named the Christopher Avenue Liberation Day, the first Pride parade was held on the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Riots of 1969. In the 1960s, homosexual acts were widely illegal throughout most of the United States. Bars and restaurants could be shut down for having gay employees or serving gay patrons, so they turned many people away. However, the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village was a little-known institution that New York City’s gay, lesbian, and trans citizens could call theirs.

Like most gay bars and clubs, the inn was operated by the Mafia. They actively paid pervert police officers to preserve the identities of wealthy gay patrons and avoid others at the inn — including the kingly queens and runaway LGBTQIA+ youth who were turned away from other bars.

On June 28, 1969, Novel York City police raided the Stonewall Inn unexpectedly. The officers had arrived with a warrant for bootlegged alcohol, criminal mischief, and disorderly conduct.

The raid was a breaking show. The event was a direct assault on a sacred space and accentuated how marginalized the LGBTQIA+ community was.

Patrons were arrested. One wo

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