WerQ it Out 2020, Vol. #6: PRIDE by DJ D-STU published on 2020-05-31T22:01:18Z I chose to release this set on June 1st, the beginning of National Pride Month here in the United States. June was chosen as National Pride Month to remember & memorialize the world famous riots that went down at the Stonewall Inn located at 53 Christopher Street right in the heart of Greenwich Village in New York City. The Stonewall riots began on the early morning of June 28th, 1969. The sign in the window read as follows: "We homosexuals plead with our people to please help maintain peaceful and quiet conduct on the streets of the Village." The Stonewall Inn at the time was owned by the mafia. It catered to all walks of life but was popular and frequented by the most marginalized members of the gay community including: feminine young men, drag queens, male prostitutes, transgender individuals, butch lesbians and yes, homeless youth. The riots took place over multiple nights, with thousands of people gathering in front on the Stonewall in support and solidarity. Once the riots had concluded the Gay Liberation Movement was moving forward in full force. On May 17th, 2004, Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage. Numerous states would sonn follow and on June 26th, 2015, the United States Supreme Court struck down all state bans on same-sex marriage, legalized it in all 50 states. Thus brings us to where we are now. Two presidents, Clinton & Obama, both made national proclamations for National Pride Month. Also today with so much uncertainty going on here in this country, the COVID-19 pandemic, over 100,000 lives lost in the U.S. alone, the protests, riots & vandalism popping up all over this country, 40 million people unemployed and the lack of leadership that the Trump administration has failed to put forward, this set pays tribute to all the struggle going on right now. Hang in there and stay strong! HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!!! MERRY QUEER CHRISTMAS!!! Genre Circuit Comment by Elon Ká FUN FUN FUN SOOOO MUCH FUUUUUN 2020-06-01T23:13:25Z