Yet so much quiet labor has gone into turning one violent night into a month-long party. Now, every June, people around the world commemorate that one night for an entire month. Gray Pride during a parade for Portland Pride, 1998. The years and years of hard work that veteran LGBTQ+ activists put in to transform fear and hate into wider sentiments of love and acceptance, whether they be sincere or not.Īt least one study shows there’s a large group of Americans who know nothing about the Stonewall Riots.Īnd if you are among this group of Americans, here’s a quick summary: In the early hours of June 28th,1969 an uprising took place at the Stonewall Inn in New York City that sparked a national gay rights and liberation movement. With all the fun and celebration surrounding Gay Pride events, it might be less common for people to think about the decades of struggle.
