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In the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, the Stonewall Riots began, helping ignite the modern LGBTQ rights movement and harness the political power of LGBTQ people. Harassed by local police simply for congregating, Stonewall’s LGBTQ patrons — most of whom were trans women of color — decided to take a stand and fight back against the brutal intimidation they regularly faced at the hands of police. One year later, the first LGBTQ Pride marches were held, establishing June as Pride Month. During the better part of a decade, other riots and demonstrations took place to demand LGBTQ rights, including at Cooper Do-nuts in 1959, at Compton’s Cafeteria in 1966, and the Black Cat protests in 1967.
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today we are here at the stonewall inn
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in new york city to commemorate over 50
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years since the uprising here
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the events at stonewall in 1969 marked a
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milestone in the quest for lgbtq plus
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civil
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rights in the years leading up to
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stonewall other riots and demonstrations
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demanding lgbtq plus rights had occurred
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at places like cooper donuts in 1959
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compton’s cafeteria in 1966 in the black
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cat tavern in 1967.
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in 1969 the patrons of the stonewall inn
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were regularly harassed and intimidated
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by local police but in the early morning
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hours of june 28th they decided to fight
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back
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the stonewall riots lasted for several
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days helping to ignite the modern lgbtq
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plus rights movement and harnessing the
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political power of lgbtq plus people
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a year after these events the first
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lgbtq plus pride marches were held and
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we celebrate pride month each june in
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the us and around the world
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the heroes at stonewall were led by
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transgender women of color like marsha p
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johnson sylvia rivera and miss major
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griffin gracie these women boldly and
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bravely fought back against brutality at
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the hands of law enforcement
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the individual acts of courage by the
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stonewall writers continued to influence
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modern-day activism reminding us the
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power of protest pride and solidarity
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