Progression of Pride: It all goes back to Stonewall.
A primer for those not up on Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, and Transexual matters. Here in Boston, a weeklong celebration of Pride culminated on June 13. In Providence, a weeklong celebration of Pride culminated on June 20. In New York, a weeklong celebration of Pride culminates today. Why? It all goes back to a gay bar in New York City’s Greenwich Village – the Stonewall Inn – in the wee hours of the morning on June 28, 1969.
![Stonewall Inn 1969 [Wikimedia Foundation]](http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/fensterm/files/2009/06/stonewall_inn_1969.jpg)
Stonewall Inn 1969 [Wikimedia Foundation
Update: June 28, 2009 Fort Worth, TX; Rainbow Lounge
“It felt so very Stonewall, but without the standing up for ourselves.” -Robert H.
It’s been on the wires. Police claim that it was a routine Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission inspection but here are eyewitness accounts from LBGT publication the Dallas Voice. Chad Gibson, hospitalized for bleeding in his brain, has stabilized but will remain in the hospital. Further updates will appear in the Weblog of the Dallas Voice, Instant Tea.
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