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Chtertown rints were ught off guard last week when the Chtertown Town Council barely approved a measure that would perm a gay pri celebratn to

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Durg the 1960’s, people had bee more aware of the culture of discrimatn and tolerance that surround gays.

In 1969, homosexualy was illegal and bar raids were monplace. The crowd outsi the bar beme agated as they watched several gay men and women beg arrted. The chant, “Gay Power” and “We Shall Overe” beme lour and lour as more and more patrol rs arrived on the scene.

The monstratns brought global attentn to the plight of the Gay muny. The Stonewall event marked the begng of the Gay Pri movement. A year after the Stonewall uprisg, to mark the anniversary on June 28, 1970, the first Gay Pri march took place New York Cy, Chigo, Los Angel, and San Francis.

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Pri is celebrated to memorate the Stonewall Rts and to prott the stggl still experienced a homophobic society. It will be anized by the Chtertown chapter of Parents and Friends of Lbians and Gays (PFLAG), a natnal anizatn dited to LGBTQ activism. Stetson and Tolliver’s reasong behd their dissent was largely ma up of “stereotypil homophobic statements, ” acrdg to Lockard.

27 email, “I have iends and relativ that are gay and they have always been wel- ed my home. All of the lol high school’s gay-straight allianc (GSAs) will be ved, as well as EROS.

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” Proceeds go to supportg gay pri events and servic. The celebratn, sponsored by Midshore Maryland chapter of Parents, Fai, and Friends of Lbians and Gays (PFLAG), is schled for May 3-5 and clus events Easton, Cambridge and at Washgton College as well as Founta Park. Bogn said the event is the first lbian and gay pri event to be held on the Eastern Shore.

The anizers have also ved a speaker om the Gay and Lbian Edutnal Network, one om Free State Jtice, and Amy Adams, the regnal director for PFLAG. ” He said that everyone has a gay relative and that there’s nothg wrong wh .

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