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16: From Riots and Raids to Gay Pride Parades: How Pride came to be

2021/10/20
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The episode introduces the Stonewall Inn and its role in the LGBTQ+ community, leading to the modern Pride parades, highlighting the historical context and the initial resistance against police raids.

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In 1969, the Stonewall Inn was just your typical, Mafia-backed queer bar in Greenwich Village, New York. But after yet another police raid, the LGBTQ+ community had enough and decided to fight back. Today, Bailey tells the story of how chaos in the streets of New York evolved into the colorful Pride parades we see around the world today.