Pride Day 19

Some facts about Pride…  While Stonewall is particularly highlighted in June to commemorate the Stonewall riots, Pride honors a long history of uprisings led by LGBTQ+ people that predate the Stonewall riots. A few uprisings to note: 

1959: The Cooper Donuts Riot – Los Angeles, California.  

1965: Dewey’s Lunch Counter Sit-In – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  

1966: Compton Cafeteria riots – Tenderloin District, San Francisco, California.

Scott Burton is the artist highlight today, an american sculptor and performance artist – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Burton

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