NEW YORK -- Whitehall and Pearl streets today are bustling with activity, but on Sept. 19, 1964 it was quiet, and what happened at that NYC intersection built momentum for the LGBT rights movement.

The Stonewall Riots in 1969 are considered by many to be the start of the gay rights movement, but there are other protests and events in support of the LGBTQ+ community that pre-date Stonewall. For ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York are widely seen as the flash point in the fight for equal rights, but there were many events and people across the country that helped ignite the ...

Gay bars and antigay policing -- Activist agendas and visions before Stonewall -- Political protests before Stonewall -- The Stonewall Inn -- The Stonewall riots -- Activist agendas and visions after ...

Two important moments in LGBTQ history happened in Huntington Park in December 1968. The first: Reverend Troy D. Perry performed the first public same-sex marriage at the Metropolitan Community Church ...

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The sit-in at Dewey's, which occurred at a Philadelphia restaurant in the spring of 1965, is not as well known as the Stonewall riots, but it deserves wider recognition. On the evening of Sunday, ...

June 1 marks the start of Pride Month, kicking off a celebration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) history, culture and resilience. The first Pride parade took place in New York ...

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