City Of Boston: LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

Press release from the City of Boston:

June 15, 2021

The demonstrators, led by Black and Brown transgender activists Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, who protested and rioted in June 1969 following a law enforcement raid of the Stonewall Inn, an LGBTQIA+ club in New York City, rose up and fought against constant police harassment and discriminatory laws that have since been declared unconstitutional. They demonstrated bravery and resilience in what became known as the Stonewall Uprising, and are trailblazers of the ongoing LGBTQIA+ movement for equality and justice.

This press release was produced by the City of Boston. The views expressed here are the author’s own.