š What Is Pride Day?
- Boss Global Radio
- Jun 2
- 2 min read
Pride Dayācelebrated on June 28Ā each yearāis the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, a moment when LGBTQ+ people, many of them Black and Brown trans folks, said: enough.
Not a party. Not a parade. A riot.
šļø The Spark: June 28, 1969 ā The Stonewall Uprising
Where:Ā The Stonewall Inn, Greenwich Village, NYC
Who:Ā LGBTQ+ community membersādrag queens, trans women, sex workers, runaways, homeless youth, and bar regulars
Why:Ā Police had raided the barāagainājust like they did to almost every LGBTQ+ establishment in the 1960s. But that night? People fought back.
What happened:
Cops stormed the bar to arrest patrons for ācross-dressingā or ādisorderly conduct.ā
Instead of scattering, people resisted.
Patrons and neighbors clashed with policeāthrowing bottles, bricks, and fists.
Crowds grew by the hundreds. The street turned into a battleground.
The rebellion lasted for six nights.
It was messy. Loud. Queer rage made visible.
š„ Why It Mattered
Before Stonewall:
Being gay was a crime.
āCross-dressingā could get you arrested.
You could be fired, beaten, or institutionalized for your identity.
Queer people lived in the shadowsāno rights, no visibility, no safety.
Stonewall said, "We will notĀ be silent. We will notĀ be erased. We will notĀ go quietly.
āš¾ The Forgotten Heroes
Names you should know:
Marsha P. JohnsonāBlack trans activist, performer, and co-founder of Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR)
Sylvia RiveraāLatina trans woman, lifelong activist for queer youth and homeless LGBTQ+ people
StormĆ© DeLarverieābutch lesbian and drag king, often credited with throwing the first punch
Miss Major Griffin-GracyāBlack trans elder who survived incarceration and has fought for trans justice for decades
These werenāt celebrities. They were survivorsāand they lit the fuse.
š³ļøāš Pride Was Never Meant to Be Comfortable
The first Pride wasnāt a paradeāit was a protest marchĀ on the anniversary of Stonewall:
š June 28, 1970 ā Christopher Street Liberation Day
They marched to say:
āWeāre here.ā
āWe exist.ā
āWe wonāt be ashamed.ā
š” So What Does Pride Mean Now?
Itās not just rainbows and playlists. Itās history + healing + heat.
For every drag queen banned, For every trans kid bullied, For every queer soul who never made it outā
Pride is a promise.
To be louder.
To be freer.
To never go back.
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