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Stonewall riots

Revelers celebrate during the Gay Pride parade on June 26, 2011 in New York City. The parade took on extra significance following Friday night's legalization of same-sex marriage in New York, often regarded as the birthplace of the gay rights movement. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

For 1st time, gay rights get shoutout in inaugural speech

Miranda Leitsinger, NBC News
NBC NEWS - When President Barack Obama noted 'our gay brothers and sisters' and their struggle for civil rights in his inaugural speech on Monday, he was making history...
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Minorities' role in Stonewall riots examined

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In 1969, the Stonewall riots transformed the face of the LGBTQ movement across the US...
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40 years after Stonewall: black gays still targeted

Kenyon Farrow
In the 1960's New York mayor Robert Wagner launched a campaign to "clean up the city" to help...
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