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A third of Americans wouldn’t be surprised if LGBTQ people began rioting again

Is this a sign of how bad things have gotten under Trump?

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Now Christians are claiming police raided Stonewall to save a trans child...

It's a ridiculous lie, of course, but the American Family Association won't let honesty stop their hatred of LGBTQ people.

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Queer Eye’s Bobby Berk wants to see ‘more Stonewall Riots’

Berk says the LGBTQ community needs to do this to make up for the loss of rights under Trump.

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Stonewall sparked much more than the gay rights movement & you probably had...

From the Affordable Care Act to marriage equality, the fight for justice that sprang out of Stonewall is wide ranging and interconnected.

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These 2 men were at the Stonewall uprising but didn’t know it until they married

The historic riots played a part in their life's love story.

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Stonewall veteran and trans icon Miss Major has suffered a stroke

"She's absolutely STILL F--KING HERE."

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History has overlooked the Gay Liberation Front’s role in Stonewall … until now

Mark Segal/Peter HujarThe group was at Stonewall and planted the seeds that started a revolution for years afterwards.

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That time the NYPD apologized for raiding the Stonewall Inn

Shutterstock"The actions taken by the NYPD were wrong, plain and simple.”

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Cops beat LGBTQ protestors leaving demonstration at Stonewall Inn

Twitter/Rosenberg/Gould CummingsOne activist's arm was broken and he required multiple staples to close wounds on his head, but he wasn't given medical attention for the 11 hours he was held in custody.

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Gay Trump supporter complains that Black people are trying to “colonize”...

FacebookJuneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the US. Chadwick Moore says that takes away from "the gays."

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Pride in Pictures: No photo available

Not all the submissions we received had photos with them, but they still deserve to be shared.

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On Stonewall anniversary, the NYPD launched a brutal unprovoked attack on...

ScreenshotAs Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted about honoring Stonewall, the NYPD was unleashing pepper spray on LGBTQ people dancing in celebration.

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State park renamed to honor legendary trans activist Marsha P. Johnson

ONE ArchivesThe first state park in New York to honor an LGBTQ person will reflect "Marsha's style and colors."

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The LGBTQ community has fought for the right to exist. Now it’s time for us...

ShutterstockIn 2021, we have the opportunity as a community to stand up, in defense of others and ourselves, and decide what kind of society we will have.

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Pride in Pictures 1960s: How a group of angry bar patrons launched a movement

In 1965, 40 brave souls marched outside Independence Hall to demand legal equality for the gay community in what would become known as the "Annual Reminders."

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Police groups are banned from participating in New York City Pride “effective...

ShutterstockNYC Pride organizers will drop official NYPD security & not welcome police groups until 2025. LGBTQ law enforcement groups called their decision "shameful" and invoked Stonewall in...

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Pete Buttigieg celebrates his husband Chasten & LGBTQ history for Pride Month

Shutterstock"I want you to know that there are so many people out there ready and eager to accept and support you, including me," Pete Buttigieg told LGBTQ youth.

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We fought for freedom & equality not t-shirts or cell phone plans

ShutterstockThey told us to keep our eye on the prize. But what if we don't like what we've won?

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Never before seen photos of LGBTQ icon Marsha P. Johnson

Fred McDarrah, Getty ImagesFrom the Beats to Bob Dylan to the actors and artists of the day, Village Voice photographer Fred McDarrah was there, up-close and documenting New York’s counterculture for...

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The White House installs an exhibit with LGBTQ artifacts & history for Pride...

Screenshot/TwitterIt's the first known public display of artifacts and items dedicated to the LGBTQ community physically installed at the historic building.

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Stonewall Inn bans Anheuser-Busch beers after company donates big bucks to...

ShutterstockAnheuser-Busch makes Budweiser and Bud Light, Stella Artois, Michelob, and Shock Top beers among several others.

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Edmund White witnessed the Stonewall riots, just the beginning of a...

On the warm evening of June 28, 1969, Edmund White, then in his late 20s, and his friend and former lover Charles Burch were out “taking the air” in New York City’s Greenwich Village. They found...

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Stonewall veterans fought so this queer fashion influencer could strut with...

Barry Brandon had their first major heart surgery when they were two days old. Born with a rare congenital heart defect called Shone Syndrome — a condition that wasn’t even diagnosed until they were in...

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How well do you know Pride? Try our Pride Quiz

Welcome to the special Pride Month edition of our weekly LGBTQ Nation news quiz. We’ll be testing your knowledge of Pride, Stonewall, rainbows, and everything else you need to know this month. Feel...

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Remembering the Stonewall Riots: Honoring 54 years of defiance, resilience,...

Today marks the 54th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, a defining moment in LGBTQ+ history that continues to inspire and shape the fight for equal rights. The precursor to the contemporary Pride...

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