Politics & Government
Moorestown To Raise Pride Flag In 2nd-Annual Ceremony
The flag-raising celebrates 'diversity, inclusivity, and equality in our community,' according to township officials.
MOORESTOWN, NJ — The Pride flag will once again fly over Moorestown as the township plans its second-annual ceremony to raise the flag.
The ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Town Hall.
The flag-raising celebrates "diversity, inclusivity, and equality in our community," according to township officials. The event, hosted by the Moorestown Better Together Advisory Committee, will feature speeches from community leaders.
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Pride Month honors the 1969 Stonewall uprising, when members of the LGBTQ community and civilians on the street fought back after a police raid on a gay club in Greenwich Village in Manhattan. Police roughly hauled employees and patrons out of the bar, leading to six days of protests and violent clashes with law enforcement. The Stonewall rebellion is considered a watershed event in the fight for LGBTQ rights in the United States.
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