Speaker Nancy Pelosi issues statement to honor Pride Month
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metroweekly.comSpeaker Nancy Pelosi — Photography by Todd Franson Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, who appeared on Metro Weekly’s cover one year ago this week, issued a statement today in honor of Pride Month.
It appears below unedited. “For 50 years, during Pride Month, the LGBTQ community has marked the anniversary of the Stonewall riots, a turning point in the gay rights movement when LGBTQ Americans took to the streets to demand an end to the systemic violence and persecution inflicted on them and their community.
Five decades later, Pride is celebrated around the world as a testament to the extraordinary progress we have achieved in the fight against bigotry and discrimination as well as a vital reminder of the work that remains to finally
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