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As Pride Month kicks off, black trans activists want their stories centered

By Ivette Feliciano

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Police clash with a protestor at Stonewall in 1969. Photo by Bettye Lane, via First Run Features
What Stonewall means to the people who were there

The PBS NewsHour spoke with five LGBTQ people about what they remember about Stonewall, what led to the uprising, and how far we’ve come 50 years later.

By Joshua Barajas, Gretchen Frazee, Rebecca Oh, Kira Wakeam

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

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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

Nation Jun 24

Stonewall Inn officially becomes first national monument for gay rights

President Barack Obama is designating New York's Stonewall Inn as a national monument — the first to honor gay rights.

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

May 04

Obama to name Stonewall 1st national monument for gay rights

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — New York's iconic Stonewall Inn, where the modern gay rights movement took root, will become the first national monument honoring the history of gays and lesbians in the U.S. under a proposal President Barack Obama is preparing to…

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