"Pride Was a Riot" -- June 7, 2020

Is unrest destructive or productive? As protest and unrest erupt across our country, we’ll pause and reflect on the history of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, the Stonewall Riot, and how movements for liberation have dealt with police brutality and other state-sanctioned violence in our national history. Check out the reading from the Rev. Theresa I. Soto here and the piece by Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray here. The quote from the reading that gets cut off at the beginning is, "Being free is not a license, but a promise."