The White House released President Obama's annual PRIDE PROCLAMATION today, June being PRIDE month in most of the country. Lots of progressive folks out there ringing hands and ripping clothes over Hillary 16', do any of them think anything like this will happen if any member of the GOP Clown Car take the WHITE HOUSE ?
Read the entire Proclamation here
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In related news, the place that started it all THE STONEWALL INN is one step closer to getting land mark status.
From the NYT : " With its burned-out neon sign and darkened windows, there was little to distinguish the Stonewall Inn from any other West Village bar when it was raided the night of June 28, 1969.Nowadays, that bright red sign not only works, but colorful posters and rainbow flags mark the location as a historic battleground for gay rights. Soon, those adornments may be joined by a bronze plaque, as the city prepares to recognize the squat buildings on Christopher Street that housed the Stonewall Inn as an official city landmark.On Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission is scheduled to vote on adding the property to its calendar, the first step toward designating it as a landmark worthy of protection. Though the buildings, 51-53 Christopher Street, lie within the Greenwich Village Historic District, and enjoy some safeguards as a result, local preservationists have been lobbying the commission for nearly a decade to recognize the Stonewall Inn on its own
If that happens, it would become the first landmark explicitly honored for its place in New York’s long, rich history of gay culture, a fitting form of recognition for a location that many consider the birthplace of the gay rights movement. THE REST
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