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San Diego LGBT Pride honored members of the LGBTQIA+ community Friday night in Hillcrest at its annual Spirit of Stonewall Rally as part of ongoing Pride festivities.
The rally is named after and honors those who rose up against police brutality in 1969 at the Stonewall Inn in New York City.
San Diego Pride leaders said the “origins of the global Pride movement can trace their roots” to what’s often called the Stonewall uprising or Stonewall riots.
“Why we’re here today is because of an uprising,” Marcus Bush, a city councilmember in National City who is bisexual, said during his keynote speech at the rally. “An uprising against a hateful, homophobic and transphobic society. An uprising against police forces who implement our society’s hateful, homophobic (and) transphobic laws.”
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Festival goers said Pride is an important time to reflect on how much progress has been made for LGTBQ rights, and to look toward the future.
“I think it’s still important because people don t realize how California is used to having all the freedom and rights, but in most of the country it’s not that way, so I think it’s important to stand in unity of each other and declare that we are a force to be reckoned with basically,” Ron Alsop said.
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San Diego Pride week is underway and Sunday’s highlight event was the Resilient Community March that went through Balboa Park and Hillcrest.
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Organizers skipped the huge Pride parade this year, and instead are hosting 40 events throughout San Diego County, over the next 10 days.
“We’re already so excited to be together in the community again after this year and a half of isolation,” said Fernando Lopez, Executive Director of San Diego Pride.
San Diego Pride events recognize, and advocate for LGBTQ rights.