It's still Pride Month!

Across the South, queer and trans people organized, protested, and fought back against discrimination, police raids, and anti-LGBTQ+ violence. From Atlanta's Lonesome Cowboys Raid in 1969 to the UpStairs Lounge Fire in New Orleans and the protests against Anita Bryant's anti-LGBTQ+ campaign, these moments sparked movements, built community, and changed history. These stories are also part of disability history. Many survivors carried lasting physical injuries, trauma, and disabilities that are too often left out of conversations about LGBTQ+ liberation. One of those survivors, Abby Drue, is the last known survivor of the Lonesome Cowboys Raid that helped launch Atlanta's LGBTQ+ activist movement. This Pride Month, we're highlighting some of the "Stonewalls of the South" and honoring the queer and trans Southerners whose resistance, organizing, and courage helped build the movement we know today. Swipe to learn more! ➡️ Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈 ALT Embedded. IDs: S1: A purple textured graphic with the New Disabled South logo at the top. Large white text in the center says: “Stonewall Riots of the South.” Surrounding the title are historical black-and-white photographs of LGBTQ+ protests, organizing efforts, and community gatherings across the South. A button at the bottom left says: “Georgia Gay Liberation Front.” A banner at the bottom says: “Swipe to learn more.” S2: A purple textured graphic. Yellow highlighted text at the top says: “Stonewall Sparked the LGBTQ Liberation Movement.” The graphic text says: “Stonewall inspired a wave of LGBTQ+ resistance across the South, where people organized, protested, and built the foundations of the movement we know today. Police raids, brutality, hate crimes, and anti-LGBTQ+ violence left many queer and trans people dead, injured, or permanently disabled. As a disability community, we believe these stories matter. Disability is part of queer history, and we cannot fully honor our past without remembering those who carried its lasting impacts.” Highlighted text at the bottom says: “Swipe to learn more about some of the ‘Stonewalls Of The South’.” Descriptions continued in comments.