Celebrating Pride Month with a party in Rockford put on by The Office Nightclub – Rockford Register Star

ROCKFORD — The Office Nightclub, 513 E. State St., celebrated the start of Pride Month on Saturday with its Pride Alley Party.

The event featured five food trucks, 32 vendors, guest speakers and live entertainment.

Pride Month marks 52 years since the Stonewall Riots in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The June 28,1969, police raid of the Stonewall Inn sparked the gay rights movement. 

Pride Month also promotes the increased visibility and equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.

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