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Thank you to our Local Business Sponsor:. New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar, in the early morning hours of June 28, Such raids were common, but patrons fought back, resulting in days of violent clashes across Greenwich Village. The observance started as Gay Pride Day on the last Sunday in June but soon grew to the point that June calendars around the world are packed with Pride parades, parties, workshops, symposiums, and concerts.

Over the last few years, states have advanced a record number of bills attacking LGBTQ rights, especially transgender youth, the civil rights group said.

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The ACLU said that while more states every year are passing laws to protect LGBTQ people, others advance bills that target transgender people, limit local protections, and allow the use of religion to discriminate. Hundreds of pieces of legislation nationwide have been filed in state legislatures over the past few years, according to the ACLU tracking.

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