New York, N.Y. The Stonewall Inn, a Greenwich Village bar that had become the core of New York City’s underground gay community. June 28th, 1969, a date remembered as the start of The Stonewall Riots. A year after Stonewall, the first Gay Pride March was held in honor of the riots. Since then, there has been […]
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Ben Salom on the NYC Pride Parade
New York, N.Y. I’ve attended the LGBT parade many times in my life as a spectator, but this year marks the first time I’ve had the privilege to march in the parade. The Pride Parade is a time of jubilation and celebration, but this year’s Parade had extra weight in the face of the unimaginable […]
Young Global Leaders Attend Dalai Lama’s Birthday Celebration
New York, N.Y. Our Summer Young Global Leaders attended the Dalai Lama’s birthday celebration. Here is what they had to say about the event: Ben Salom: I was honored to attend the 81st birthday celebration of His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of the Tibetan school of Buddhism. While he […]
