President Barack Obama's second inaugural address was the most inclusive inaugural address a president has ever given. It was delivered on the 27th observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and the president honored King's legacy when he eloquently
President Obama mentioned the word gay and cited the Stonewall Inn â€" where gay men confronted New York police in the first out-front resistance to discrimination â€" both firsts in an inaugural address themed to the goal of
We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths â€" that all of us are created equal â€" is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall; just as it guided all
We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths â€" that all of us are created equal â€" is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall; just as it guided all
The Stonewall Riots kicked off on June 28, 1969, and marked a turning-point in the gay rights movement. Today, they're remembered as a kind of shot heard round the world, but at the time, the coverage was a lot less
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