NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power and "Star Trek" star Zachary Quinto joined forces Thursday to promote gay rights while commemorating the 45th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Inn riots.

The first gay bar to open its doors in Wilton Manors was Other Side, a lesbian bar.

Upcoming film accused of whitewashing history

The United States has 122 federally protected areas called national monuments. The Antiquities Act of 1906 authorizes the President to proclaim “historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest” as national monuments.

The 50^thAnniversary of the Stonewall Uprising inspired the book business, like other industries, to celebrate and exploit this momentous event. Bookstores like Barnes & Noble set up displays that featured recent LGBT titles in their inventory. 

Early in 2023, two English Premier soccer fans already used an anti-gay slur.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish priest who lost his job at the Vatican earlier this month after revealing that he is gay and has a boyfriend was indefinitely suspended Wednesday by the church in Poland from performing the functions of a priest.

For years, people have debated what actually happened that night in June 1969 when Stonewall was raided and a new, more militant struggle for equality was born.

Bob Spratt walked up and down Wilton Drive on Saturday afternoon dressed in a rainbow colored tank top and flirted with other men.

There’s no official theme for this year’s Stonewall festival and parade, but organizers have chosen an unofficial one: faith and financial stability.

When it comes to the puzzle of how to make the city’s annual Stonewall Parade and Festival bigger and better, a big piece may finally be in place.

The murder of 49 people in an LGBT nightclub in Orlando in June was a tragedy to most. To the employees and volunteers of the Stonewall National Museum & Archives, the mass shooting was a tragedy and a chapter of LGBT history.

Below is an excerpt from “Stonewall Strong: Gay Men’s Heroic Fight for Resilience, Good Health and a Strong Community,” by John-Manuel Andriote. The book will publish Oct. 8 by Rowman & Littlefield;www.stonewallstrong.com.

Much of our history is preserved and displayed at the Stonewall National Museum & Archives (SNMA), but this week they’re celebrating our present and future at the Stonewall: Where History Comes Out Gala.

Fifty-three years ago today the riots that gave birth to the LGBT rights movement erupted in New York City.