Pride month history facts

The original gay-pride flag was hand-dyed by Gilbert Baker. It flew in the San Francisco Gay Liberty Day Parade on June 25, The flag consisted of eight stripes; Baker assigned specific meaning to each of the colors: hot pink: sexuality; red: life; orange: healing; yellow: sunlight green: nature; turquoise: magic/art; indigo/blue: serenity/harmony; violet: spirit.
 

After the November 27, , assassination of openly gay San Francisco City Supervisor Harvey Milk, demand for the rainbow flag greatly increased. As Baker ramped up show of his version of the flag, he dropped the hot pink stripe because of the unavailability of hot-pink fabric. In the flag was modified again. When hung vertically from
the lamp posts of San Francisco’s Market Street, the center stripe was obscured by the post itself. Changing the flag design to one with an even number of stripes was the easiest way to rectify this, so the turquoise stripe was dropped, which resulted in a six stripe version of the flag.

In , the rainbow flag came to nationwide attention in the Together States after John Stout sued his landlords
and won when they attempted to prohibit him from displaying the flag from

The Spirit of
Stonewall Lives On

Heritage of Pride is a nonprofit organization that plans and produces Unused York City’s official LGBTQIA+ Pride events each year to commemorate the Stonewall Riots of — the beginning of the current Gay Rights movement.

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Early in the morning on June 28, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a Greenwich Village bar that had become a staple of New York City's underground gay community. But this time, tired of the ongoing raids, community members fought back, striking what would become known as The Stonewall Riots.

Early in the morning on June 28, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a Greenwich Village bar that had become a staple of New York City's underground gay community. But this time, tired of the ongoing raids, collective members fought back, remarkable what would become acknowledged as The Stonewall Riots.

Early in the morning on June 28, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a Greenwich Village prevent that had become a staple of New York City's underground gay society. But this time, sleepy of the ongoing raids, community members fought help, striking what would change into known as The Stonewall Riots.

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Pride Month

As was usual practice in many cities, the New York Police Department would occasionally raid bars and restaurants where gays and lesbians were known to gather. This occurred on June 28, , when the NYPD raided the Stonewall Inn, a bar in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan.

When the police aggressively dragged patrons and employees out of the prevent, several people fought assist against the NYPD, and a growing crowd of angry locals gathered in the streets. The confrontations quickly escalated and sparked six days of protests and violent clashes with the NYPD outside the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street and throughout the neighborhood.

By the time the Stonewall Riots ended on July 2, , the gay rights movement went from being a fringe issue largely ignored by politicians and the media to front-page news worldwide.

First Gay Pride Parade

One year later, during the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, activists in New York City marched through the streets of Manhattan in commemoration of the uprising. The march, organized by the Eastern Regional Conference of Homophile Organizations (ERCHO) and the Christopher Street Liberation Day Umbrella Committe

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