popularized in the ’80s. June Pride events are typically held in June to commemorate the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in 1969.
Brazil Brazil broke the Guinness World Record for the largest pride parade in 2009 with a whopping 4 million attendees. 1970 The Christopher Street Liberation Day March was held in New York a year after the Stonewall Riots.
Similar marches were also held in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. False The Stonewall Inn wasn't the only gay bar in NYC at the time.
Bars like Starlite Lounge and Mayfair Bar & Grill were also popular with LGBTQ people. National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights The first Washington march for LGBTQ rights took place in 1979.