George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, among too many more, is a fitting reminder of where our community came from and how much further we have to go.«Pride Month came about because we were protesting police brutality,» explains queen Shea Couleé.
The Stonewall Riots of June 1969 saw the LGBTQ community in New York City rise against constant police raids on gay bars, a series of demonstrations that would spark the start of the gay rights movement and inspire the first-ever official Pride parade.«When we think about the community leaders back in 1969, the people that were really out there out there organizing on behalf of the people were trans women of color like Marsha P.
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