What historic event was commemmorated by this years Gay Pride Parade in NYC?
Marchers marked the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall uprisings, a raid on the gay-friendly Stonewall Inn that was the starting point for riots that lasted several days in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. The event became a defining moment for the gay rights movement. This year’s march featured the usual mix of seasoned activists, dazzling drag performers and floats blasting disco beats. A faux Liza Minnelli in a slinky dress and spiky wig lip-synched “New York, New York” atop the Stonewall Inn float. Sources: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/28/AR2009062802248.
The parade commemorated the Stonewall rebellion of 40 years ago, when patrons at a gay bar resisted the police. NEW YORK — Decades after a riot at a Greenwich Village bar sparked a movement for equal rights, gay New Yorkers celebrated their gains at Sunday’s gay pride parade and lamented the state has not legalized same-sex marriage. The annual march down Fifth Avenue commemorated the Stonewall rebellion of 40 years ago, when patrons at a gay bar resisted the police. The several days of disturbances that followed the uprising became one of the defining moments of the gay rights movement. The celebration was tempered by the knowledge that other states, including Massachusetts, Connecticut and Iowa, have legalized same-sex marriage before New York. Sources: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/28/AR2009062802248.
NEW YORK — Decades after a riot at a Greenwich Village bar sparked a movement for equal rights, gay New Yorkers celebrated their gains at Sunday’s gay pride parade and lamented the state has not legalized same-sex marriage. The annual march down Fifth Avenue commemorated the Stonewall rebellion of 40 years ago, when patrons at a gay bar resisted the police. The several days of disturbances that followed the uprising became one of the defining moments of the gay rights movement. Sources: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/28/AR2009062802248.
