Catalogue Number
NMLH.2020.5.220
Object Name
badge
Title
STONEWALL 69 GAY PRIDE 79
Events
Pride 1979; Stonewall Uprising
Description
Circular badge with shiny silver text reading "STONEWALL 69" curving around the top edge, and in the centre "GAY PRIDE 79". The background is purple with a curving pattern of pink triangles with shiny silver outlines around the edge.
Pride parades (or Prides) are gatherings of LGBTQIA people to protest for equal rights and celebrate progress and community. The first âofficialâ Pride parades were held in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago on 28th June 1970 to commemorate the first anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, though these were the result of years of prior activism and community building including public demonstrations. This was a night of protest among New York's LGBTQIA community following a violent police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar.
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