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The streets turned violent as patrons and sympathizers in the area began to riot against the police.
In New Your City, just after 3 a.m., police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club. In 2017, we will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Spain s first Pride Parade in 1977, which marked the beginning of the gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual rights movement in our country, which was in the full transition process towards democracy after 40 years of dictatorship, being the LGBT community one of the most affected by the repression of the regime. Pride Month, was once “Gay Pride Day” the last Sunday in June, but has since grown to the current month long celebration. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community and supporters have celebrated the month of June as “Pride Month” to honor the 1969 stonewall riots in Manhattan.