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June 28, 2019

Major Marches Planned for 50th Anniversary of Stonewall Uprising
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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. On this day
in 1969, the New York Police Department raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay-
and trans-friendly bar in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. It triggered an
uprising and helped launch the modern-day LGBTQ rights movement. In New
York, two major marches are planned on Sunday: the New York City
Heritage of Pride parade and the alternative, noncorporate Queer
Liberation March.


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