Have you ever heard, "The first Pride was a riot"? June 28th, 1969 marked a turning point in what has become the LGBTQIA+ rights movement:
"Fed up with constant police harassment and social discrimination, angry patrons and neighborhood residents hung around outside of the [Stonewall Inn] rather than disperse, becoming increasingly agitated as the events unfolded and people were aggressively manhandled."
Although details of the accounts of what took place at the Stonewall Inn vary, we know that trans and queer people of color were critical to this pivotal moment in time, as well as the change that came before and after it.
You might have heard of Marsha and Sylvia, for example, but did you know that they worked to end homelessness in their community? Learn more about these changemakers: