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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…
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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…
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.
Obama to name Stonewall 1st national monument for gay rights
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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