j3rryJun 28, 2023
George Takei  🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

Today marks the 54th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion. 54 years ago, members of the LGBTQ+ protested for our right to be seen, heard, and protected. It was a moment in time that forever transformed the gay liberation movement.

For more information on how to preserve and honor the legacy of Stonewall, check out the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center, https://stonewallvisitorcenter.org/.

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Show threadMedea Vanamonde🏳️‍⚧️ ♀Jun 28, 2023
@georgetakei and we are almost back to this moment again .
Almost
But not yet
Show threadStudio 8502 Jun 28, 2023
@georgetakei I deal with a lot of very young queers in work with Pride, and a lot of them have no concept of the world I grew up in, when my choices were "closeted" or "victim". They have the privilege of standing on the graves of a lot of people we've lost, to violence, to disease, to indifference, and that's fine, making a better world for the next generations was the point of surviving, but it would be nice if they didn't act like it was always as comparatively nice as it is now (and frankly it's not that nice now, shit still sucks, it just used to be a lot worse and they don't seem to know that).
Show threadJudy Olo 🚫⚠️kakistocracy🌊Jun 28, 2023
@mos_8502 @georgetakei I always remember what was done to the brilliant Alan Turing, in Britain. So sad.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing
Alan Turing - Wikipedia

Show threadcavemeatJun 28, 2023
@georgetakei May they all rest in power.
Show threadgeobeckJun 28, 2023

@georgetakei
The first three pictures show how important it is to keep Pride alive.

The last pic just makes me smile. :)

Show threadGeorge Takei  🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽Jun 29, 2023
@geobeck ♥️
Show threadone non-non-blondeJun 29, 2023
@georgetakei never forget it was led by a trans woman of color! Marsha P Johnson.
Show threadSpottacus (🚀folsm,paw)Jun 29, 2023
@georgetakei Rightly "the rebellion," and not "the riot." Protesting hate and oppression is fundamental to a free and open society. Because of stonewall, I can dress like a dragon (not even "species appropriate"), and sponsor the furry float in San Francisco Pride Parade, as you know, one of the two oldest pride parades. (Video via ABC news, original tweet "NorCal Furries are in the house here @SFPride! 🦊🏳️‍🌈🐶🌈🐱 ABC7", https://twitter.com/abc7newsbayarea/status/1673069297760088067)
ABC7 News on Twitter

“The NorCal Furries are in the house here @SFPride! 🦊🏳️‍🌈🐶🌈🐱 ABC7 is live streaming the entire parade exclusively here: https://t.co/fcAivmdWKm”

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Show threadBlueWindsJun 29, 2023

@georgetakei

Stonewall was a riot. It's literally on one of the pictures you posted; the powers that be are always trying to sanitize history into tame "protests".

Protests ask politely if people killing us would please stop; riots get things done.