Riots ensued, patrons from neighbouring bars joined the fight, cars were set alight, windows were smashed and police ended up having to barricade themselves in the Stonewall Inn. This happened regularly but on that day patrons decided they had enough and decided to fight back.
Police officials from New York City’s Public Morals Division conducted a raid on the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, New York, on that day.
I am perplexed by this, as it is indeed Pride Month, but in the US! Pride Month in the US is a commemoration of the Stonewall riots that occurred on 28 June 1969. Many organisations and groups have now declared June as LGBTIQ+ Pride Month in South Africa and beyond. My news feeds on different social media platforms have, since 1 June, been proclaiming that June is Pride Month. Is it or is it not LGBTIQ+ Pride Month in South Africa?
