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Stonewall
LGBTQ history
World Pride
PHOTOS: This incredible pride exhibition explored the birth of the modern LGBTQ rights movement
Get thee to a library! But not just any library.To commemorate New York City hosting World Pride in 2019 on the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, the New York Public Libray curated a stunning exhibition exploring the early fight for LGBTQ rights.The exhibit featured the photographs of Kay Tobin Lahusen and Diana Davies—”pioneering photojournalists who captured the pivotal events of this era and changed the ways LGBTQ people perceived themselves”–along with items from the Library’s “vast archival holdings in LGBTQ history.”Related: PHOTOS: These Vintage Gay Pride Photos Are Absolutely EverythingVia the Library:The Stonewall Riots were a flash point in LGBTQ history.