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H I S T O R Y O F P R I D E
Written by Zara On June 24th, 1969, police raided the
Stonewall Inn, which was a bar where
Pride Month is celebrated every year in majority of the people were gay, lesbian
June in most parts of the world to recognize and transgender. At this point in time,
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, homosexual acts were illegal in all states
Intersexed, Agender, Asexual, and Ally except in Illinois and dressing up as
community (LGBTQAI+) individuals and another gender was a crime.
what they have gone through.
The police arrested some employees and
Additionally, it helps to honor the 1969 took illegal alcohol. However, on June
Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, New 28th, 1969, the police went back to close
York whose riots paved the way for an the bar forever and when they went to
international gay rights movement to be arrest members of the LGBT community,
born. they fought back.
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