Page 11 - Toluna July Magazine CA Edition

This uprising & riots that later continued were huge

moments in history. Not only did it inspire the US, it
inspired other countries to fight back too!

HERE ARE A FEW KEY MOMENTS:

1. In 1970, the first Gay Pride parade occurred in
New York City starting at the Stonewall Inn.

2. In 1978, the original design of the rainbow gay

pride flag was created and displayed during the San
Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade. You can thank
Gilbert Baker for his design of the flag.

3. In 1981, there was the first Pride march in history
in Paris, France.

4. In 2006, Rio, Brazil, broke the record for the

biggest pride march. There were 2.5 million who at
tended the march.

5. In 2017, the first same sex marriage occurred in

Sydney, Australia.

Due to COVID-19 last year, people were not able to
fully celebrate all the normal activities and instead

people participated in virtual parties.

With this year looking better and some people being
vaccinated, events in the US are occured and people
were able to celebrate pride. . NYC's theme for pride

this year is "The Fight Continues." This weekend the
activities in NYC are a rally, a hour long concert
featuring Miley Cyrus, a run, street fair, and a pride

march.

Hopefully next year will be even better and more
things will continue to get better for the LGBTQ+
community.

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