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The Spirit of
Stonewall Lives On

Heritage of Pride is a nonprofit organization that plans and produces New York City’s official LGBTQIA+ Celebration events each year to commemorate the Stonewall Riots of — the start of the new Gay Rights movement.
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Early in the morning on June 28, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a Greenwich Village lock that had grow a staple of New York City's underground gay collective. But this day, tired of the ongoing raids, group members fought advocate , 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 homosexual community. But this time, tired of the ongoing raids, community members fought back, striking what would become established 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 Recent York City's underground gay community. But this time, exhausted of the carried on raids, community me

The Year of Same-sex attracted Liberation

The Right to Be

Mattachine Society of New York. "Homosexuals Are Different . . ." Poster, s. NYPL, Manuscripts and Archives Division, Mattachine Society of New York Records.
The year marked a major turning point in the politics of sexuality in America. Same-sex relationships were discreetly tolerated in 19th-century America in the establish of romantic friendships, but the 20th century brought increasing legal and medical regulation of homosexuality, which was considered a perilous illness. This change in attitude was accompanied by pockets of resistance, spaces that gays and lesbians carved out for their erotic self-expression. Sometimes these spaces were hidden, appreciate the gay bars in Greenwich Village and Harlem that were frequented only by those in the know. Sometimes they were in plain sight, favor the homoerotic subtexts and in-jokes of Hollywood movies. The repression of homosexuality reached its peak in the s with the McCarthy era. During the paranoia of the Freezing War, gays, lesbians, and transgender people were seen as

LGBTQIA+ is an acronym used to represent the lesbian, gay, attracted to both genders, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, plus community. This umbrella term includes people with various sexual orientations, gender identities, and sexes. The LGBTQIA+ group has been excluded from traditional historical narratives, and this page is meant to initiate to share their stories and rich history within New York State. It is important to note that the LGBTQIA+ movement has not always supported the intersectional experiences of individuals who are part of it, including transgender and gender non-conforming people and people of shade . Additionally, you will notice that this page disproportionately represents the New York City region. This is because NYC has the largest LGBTQIA+ identifying population in the state. LGBTQIA+ folks have built communities in many non-NYC areas, many just to survive, and it is a continued effort to expose this history in other regions. On this page, you will find a non-extensive list of notable sites and icons connected to bot

&#;Tis the season, New York! Pride Month is upon us, and we can&#;t wait to celebrate the history and diversity of the LGBTQ community.

And what history there is! New York has played a pivotal role in the fight for homosexual rights in New York City&#;which has been covered in several episodes of the Bowery Boys, including:

Below, we&#;ve compiled a list of some historic sites that can be visited in New York that played a role in the fight for same-sex attracted rights.

5 spots to honor Gay History in Fresh York City

And if you&#;re looking for storied places to celebrate Pride in New York City this year, we&#;ve got some faaaaabulous suggestions. Don&#;t miss:

Julius&#; Bar

W. 10th Street

Grab a cocktail and undergo the history here. The walls alone will reveal you about a century worth of New York stories. Julius&#; is maybe the granddaddy of gay bars in the city. One of the oldest bars in town, Julius opened in before attracting a gay clientele in the s. 

On April 21, — before Stonewall — activists staged a &#;sip in&#; here to protest the New York State Liquor Authorit