Wednesday, June 15, 2016

The Orlando shooting was during Pride Month, which began in response to anti-LBGTQ violence

http://www.vox.com/2016/6/12/11911960/orlando-shooting-lgbt-pride
"It’s particularly heartbreaking that it happened during LGBT Pride Month, a celebration that arose from violence, particularly police brutality, against LGBTQ people. The first pride march was held in 1970 in New York, a year after the Stonewall Riots, violent police raids on a gay- and transgender-friendly bar that led to four nights of rioting."