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U.S. President Biden speaks at United States Military Academy commencement, in West Point

Politics Jun 28

WATCH: Biden speaks at opening of Stonewall visitor center, key location for LGBTQ+ rights

By Jennifer Peltz, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Nation Jun 11

HiddenHistories
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Marsha P. Johnson’s historic role in the LGBTQ+ rights movement

This Pride Month, as part of our “Hidden Histories” series, we look back on the legacy of Marsha P. Johnson, a larger-than-life figure in her own community, whose contributions to the fight for gay and transgender rights were largely overlooked…

By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Satvi Sunkara

Arts Jun 29

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Stonewall exhibit showcases flash point in LGBTQ community

It was 50 years ago this week that gay, lesbian, trans and other gender-nonconforming people rioted at a bar called the Stonewall Inn after a police raid. The New York Public Library has one of the largest collections of LGBTQ…

By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green

Nation Jun 25

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50 years after Stonewall, why so many LGBTQ people are ‘still grieving’

During the era of 1969’s Stonewall Riots, police raids against LGBTQ establishments were common. But when Stonewall patrons fought back, the modern gay rights movement was launched. On Stonewall’s 50th anniversary, Judy Woodruff gets perspective from Reverend Emma Chattin, activist…

By Courtney Norris

Nation Jun 24

Watch 8:46
Why the Stonewall Riots represented a ‘sea change’ for LGBTQ rights

On a June night in 1969, patrons of a New York City gay bar called the Stonewall Inn battled with police and set in motion the modern movement for gay rights. Fifty years later, the milestone anniversary of the event…

By John Yang, Kira Wakeam

Jun 21

YA literature has more LGBTQ characters than ever. Here are 5 books to read

By Elizabeth Flock

The world of YA is “finally giving LGBTQ+ teens the literature they deserve," New York Public Library’s manager of young adult programs said.

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Jun 17

Watch 3:04
2 gay veterans on their 25 years of love

The 1969 police raid at Stonewall Inn in New York City was a watershed moment in LGBTQ history. After years of police harassment and mistreatment, the bar’s patrons fought back. As part of the NewsHour’s coverage of the 50th anniversary,…

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Jun 06

NYPD apologizes for 1969 raid at Stonewall Inn gay bar

By Associated Press

Commissioner James O'Neill said Thursday that "the actions taken by the NYPD were wrong" at the gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village.

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Jun 12

At LGBT landmark Stonewall, a community in mourning

By Omar Etman, Daniel Moritz-Rabson

On Sunday, hours after 50 people were killed in a shooting in a gay club in Orlando, the LGBT community and its allies gathered to pay tribute at The Stonewall Inn.

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Sep 23

I was at the Stonewall riots. The movie ‘Stonewall’ gets everything wrong

By Mark Segal

I’m not sure who “Stonewall” was made for. It wasn’t made for young LGBT people seeking good LGBT history, nor for a community who wishes to see its history portrayed with dignity and respect, and without perpetuating stereotypes and old…

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