And so, as they shout in the streets: “We’re here, we’re queer — get used to it!”My first Gay Pride, in New York City, just happened to coincide with the event’s 25-year anniversary. But it’s when the Stonewall riots — or uprising — began, lasting for nearly a full week and securing a place in history as the start of the modern gay rights movement. According to a recent Atlantic story, “The conflict over the next six days played out as a very gay variant of a classic New York street rebellion. (See a full list of Pride events in the U.S. and around the world here and here.) “Trump is no friend to the LGBTQ community and gay people need to make it clear that we regard ourselves as part of the Resistance.

Source: Huffington Post June 01, 2018 21:43 UTC