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:

Transformation, however, happens in the streets, most often led by people who have been pushed so far into the corners, with their backs against the ropes, that they have nothing left to do but push back." –Jodie-Ann Burey

"On the one-year anniversary of the riots on June 28, 1970, thousands of people marched in the streets of Manhattan from the Stonewall Inn to Central Park in what was then called 'Christopher Street Liberation Day,' America's first gay pride parade."

Doorways is proud to celebrate and serve LGBTQIA+ members of our community. In honor of Pride Month, our logo features the New Pride Flag conceptualized by Julia Feliz and designed by Hayley Brown (used with permission). Learn more.

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