For weeks, rumors swirled around the queer community that San Francisco’s June 28 Pride would be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the shelter-in-place order hit, then was extended, and extended again, it became obvious that the 50th anniversary of the massive event — which draws tens of thousands of people to Market Street each year — was not going to be able to go forward. It’s the first time in Pride’s history that the event has not existed physically.
For the organizers of one Sunday march, titled Pride is a Riot, this return to the issues is key. The protest’s name is a nod to two foundational riots in queer history. In 1966, transgender individuals stood up against police brutality during the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot in the Tenderloin, and three years later, a similar uprising against cops occurred at Stonewall in New York City. Read more via SF Weekly.
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