Stonewall 50: from riots to Pride

How gay rights fought their way into the mainstream

People celebrating Pride in London
London Pride parade
(Image credit: Andres Pantoja/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Image)

Pride marches across the world have a particular significance this year. Fifty years ago, on 28 June 1969, the Stonewall Riots took place in New York City, an incident which went on to fuel the rise of the gay rights movement as we know it.

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