Officially, Pride started as a response to the raid and closing of The Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City, in the very early morning hours of June 28th, 1969. The police forcefully escorted employees and bar patrons out of the bar, inciting a riot. The following six days of clashes with police outside the bar sparked a movement. People were fed up with being treated like they were something to be shunned and hidden. And while Stonewall wasn’t the first time the LGBTQ+ community spoke out - it was certainly the loudest. History The Year The Stonewall Inn Gay Bar was raided 1969 The sign left by police right after the raid. It’s now framed and hung just inside of the entrance to The Stonewall Inn. Wikipedia.org 1st Pride parade in the U.S 1970 1st Openly Gay Person in public office 1977 The year following the riot, on June 28th, 1970, the very first gay Pride parades took place as thousands of people marched from the Stonewall Inn to Central Park in New York City, as well as in Los Angeles and Chicago. The following year saw marches in Dallas, Boston, Milwaukee, and internationally in Stockholm, London, West Berlin, and Paris. Years later, in 2016, the Stonewall Inn and surrounding area were designated a national monument, honoring the site’s history and significance.
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