This week June 22, 2022 in Palm Springs

ebellion in Silver Lake, California in
1966 on New Year’s Eve, two years prior
to Stonewall. A gay bar named New
Faces co-owned by Alexie Romanoff
a Ukrainian immigrant and another
person was raided by police. Following
this discriminatory raid, Alexei helped
organize a protest demonstration at
another bar called the Black Cat. This
movement. Alexie also became one
of the prominent individuals in the
development of the Santa Monica Bay
Human Rights Commission which helped
to defeat the anti-gay Briggs Initiative in
1978.
The rainbow flag of Pride became the
official symbol in 1978 flown at the San
Francisco Gay Freedom Day parade.
Designed by Gilbert Baker an artist and
drag queen as representative of gay
liberation and as a natural symbol from
the sky as in the rainbow colors.
Following the initiation of recognition of
gay rights, the aids epidemic happened
which provided added misinformation
rebellion is regarded especially by for prejudice and discrimination for
Angelenos as the first true gay rights anti-gay bigots. Keith Haring was one
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