{"id":255902,"date":"2017-07-17T10:50:02","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T14:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=255902"},"modified":"2018-03-27T16:50:40","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T20:50:40","slug":"happy-pride-rochester-255902","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/happy-pride-rochester-255902\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Pride, Rochester!"},"content":{"rendered":"

(University photos \/ Sofia Tokar)<\/em><\/p>\n

A group of University of Rochester students and employees took part in this year\u2019s Rochester Pride Parade along Alexander Street, joined by family and friends on Saturday, July 16. The annual parade coincides with similar Gay Pride events around the world towards the end of June to commemorate the so-called Stonewall riots in New York City. Also referred to as the Stonewall uprising\u2014they were a series of spontaneous demonstrations by members of the LGBTQ community\u00a0in response to a police raid\u00a0on June 28, 1969, at the\u00a0Stonewall Inn<\/a>\u00a0in the\u00a0Greenwich Village\u00a0<\/a>neighborhood. Stonewall is considered the single most important event leading to the\u00a0gay liberation\u00a0movement.<\/p>\n

Why still walk today, nearly 50 years later? \u201cBecause there are many who still don\u2019t have equal rights. You can still lose your job, your housing, and your liberty in many states, because of your sexual orientation or gender identity,\u201d says John Cullen, director of diversity and inclusion at the Clinical & Translational Science Institute at the University of Rochester Medical Center<\/a><\/strong>. \u201cThe future does not look as bright as it did a year ago for the LGBTQ community,\u201d adds Cullen, who is also the assistant director of the University\u2019s Susan B. Anthony Center.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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