New York Queer Community Reflects on America's 250th Birthday
Members of New York's queer community are reflecting on America's upcoming 250th birthday with mixed emotions, expressing concerns about their safety and rights. The contentious nature of the national celebration is highlighted by their sentiments.
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‘We thought we were safe here’: what New York queer community feels ahead of America’s 250th birthday
While events celebrating America take place ahead of Fourth of July, the LGBTQ+ community faced a more complicated reality during their own month of celebration Most people know that the first Pride was a riot – a 1969 protest outside the New York City gay bar the Stonewall Inn – was so historic that it changed the course of US history for queer and trans rights. But as America celebrates its 250th anniversary, queer and trans people are watching things go backwards into a more repressive era...
By Lex McMenamin in New York City
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President Trump has taken personal control of the nation’s 250th, turning it into a partisan celebration
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