1 June 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Category: General, Berlin, French Riviera, Greater Los Angeles Area, Hamburg, London, Miami / South Florida, New York City, Paris / Île-de-France, San Francisco Bay Area
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2018 San Francisco Pride Parade down Market Street © Samuel Wantman/cc-by-sa-4.0
LGBT Pride Month is a month, typically June, dedicated to celebration and commemoration of
lesbian,
gay,
bisexual, and
transgender (
LGBT)
pride. Pride Month began after the
Stonewall riots, a series of
gay liberation protests in 1969, and has since spread outside of the United States. Modern-day Pride Month both honors the movement for
LGBT rights and celebrates
LGBT culture.
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26 June 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Category: General, New York City
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The Stonewall Inn, often shortened to Stonewall, is a
gay bar and recreational
tavern in the
Greenwich Village neighborhood of
Lower Manhattan,
New York City, and the site of the
Stonewall riots of 1969, which is widely considered to be the single most important event leading to the
gay liberation movement and the modern fight for
LGBT rights in the United States.
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