Although the LGBT community worldwide recognizes New York City’s 1969 Stonewall riots as the beginning of the struggle for LGBT rights, that doesn’t mean that Pride celebrations are limited to North America. All across the world, LGBT communities recognize the importance of the days when gays and lesbians in New York stood up and told the establishment that they would no longer be treated as second-class citizens, as criminals or as threats to society. The recollection of Stonewall resounds all over the globe, as demonstrated by the timing of Pride celebrations around the world and the many that specifically name the Stonewall uprising as their impetus.
