'If we don't know our history we're doomed to continue in the loop. He said with changing laws in Florida aimed at the LGBTQ community, Pride events are more important than ever. Robert Kesten is the Executive Director of the Stonewall Museum and Achieves in Fort Lauderdale. 'When the police raided the Stonewall Inn they rebelled and they rebelled over several days and nights and that lead to being called the 'stonewall riots' and that was the kick off in a major way for gay liberation across the United States and ultimately around the world. We were fighting for equality and justice and here we are again in the state of Florida fighting for equality and justice,' Baptiste said. 'It harkens back to when we first started the Stonewall Movement and the Stonewall Riot 53 years ago.
New laws in Florida like the so-called 'Don't say gay' and other have many gearing up for a new movement. Pride this year is more than just celebrating the beginning of the gay rights movement.
