WORLAND – The first pride was a riot. For six nights, demonstrations of anger and vandalism perused before the Stonewall Inn, hundreds of LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, etcetera) activists making it clear – from there on out, the LGBTQ+ movement would be louder and more visible.

It started June 28, 1969, when the New York City Police barged into the Stonewall Inn. According to...