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From Stonewall to Pride, the fight for equal rights has been rooted in resistance led by Black transwomen

  • Written by Deion Scott Hawkins, Assistant Professor of Argumentation & Advocacy, Emerson College
imageAn unidentified participant in a New York City Pride March during the 1980s. Mariett Pathy Allen/Getty Images

Its unclear who threw the first brick at Stonewall Inn on that night in New York City that arguably launched the gay rights liberation movement.

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