28 June 2020 at 09:19AM
51st Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising
The history of pride parades and Pride Month in the USA originates from the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising.
According to History.com "The Stonewall Riots, also called the Stonewall Uprising, began in the early hours of June 28, 1969 when New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club located in Greenwich Village in New York City. The raid sparked a riot among bar patrons and neighborhood residents as police roughly hauled employees and patrons out of the bar, leading to six days of protests and violent clashes with law enforcement outside the bar on Christopher Street, in neighboring streets and in nearby Christopher Park. The Stonewall Riots served as a catalyst for the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world."
To mark the first anniversary of the Uprising, major cities in the USA held marches and educational events. Such marches eventually grew into our present time Pride Parades, and Pride Month (June).
To learn more about the Stonewall Uprising, watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIbAVS-cDBs&feature=youtu.be or go to https://www.history.com/topics/gay-rights/the-stonewall-riots.
