The Vineyard’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People chose West Tisbury’s select board as the first body it would ask to approve flying the Progressive Pride flag for the month of June. clashes triggered by a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar, that escalated when the city deployed riot police.
Pride Month also commemorates the 1969 Stonewall riots in Greenwich Village, N.Y.
The month of June is LGBTQ Pride Month, a time for reflection, celebration, and advocacy in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities.
