NEW YORK (AP) — It was half of the Stonewall Inn, the gay dive bar where a 1969 police raid became a landmark moment for the LGBTQ+ rights movement. Yet for much of the 55 years since, there has been little outward indication that 51 Christopher St. was part of that history. It had housed […]
Rainbow flags lining the Stonewall National Monument in New York City to celebrate Pride month were taken down and destroyed this week, police said, marking the second year in a row that the flags have been vandalized during the annual celebration of the LGBTQ+ community throughout June. Authorities received a report early Friday about the […]
Over 150 rainbow flags lining New York City’s Stonewall National Monument for LGBTQ Pride Month were vandalized this week — for the second year in a row — police said Friday. Someone broke 160 flags both inside and outside the monument, in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village neighborhood, between Thursday evening and Friday morning, a spokesperson for […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City subway station would be renamed to commemorate the Stonewall riots that galvanized the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, under legislation approved by state lawmakers as they wrapped up their session this month. The state Legislature approved a bill Wednesday directing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to change the name […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Local high school students are representing New Mexico at a national competition, thanks to their documentary highlighting an important moment for LGBTQ Plus rights. “I think it’s very important to draw attention to something like this and it’s like an honor to be a part of that,” said Catherine Tigert, a Rio Rancho […]