Transgender women and drag queens in San Francisco led one of the first collective uprisings against police harassment.

The modern movement is rooted in decades of resistance against state and social persecution.

The first Pride marches occurred on June 28, 1970, in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago to commemorate Stonewall. In Focus: Covering the Transgender Community | GLAAD

A police raid at the Stonewall Inn in NYC sparked days of protest, widely considered the catalyst for the modern global movement. Key leaders included Black trans woman Marsha P. Johnson and Latina trans woman Sylvia Rivera .

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