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This was a historic moment: the first time that a president mentioned gay rights or the word "gay" in an inaugural address.<ref name=michelson>{{cite news|title=Obama Inauguration Speech Makes History With Mention Of Gay Rights Struggle, Stonewall Uprising|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/21/obama-inauguration-speech-stonewall-gays_n_2520962.html#slide=892590|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=January 21, 2013|first=Noah|last=Michelson|date=January 21, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Robillard|first=Kevin|title=First inaugural use of the word 'gay'|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/first-inaugural-use-of-the-word-gay-86499.html#ixzz2Idac3ubt|access-date=January 21, 2013|publisher=Politico|date=January 21, 2013}}</ref>
Throughout June 2019, [[Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019]], produced by [[Heritage of Pride]] in partnership with the [[I Love New York]] program's LGBT division, took place in New York to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. The final official estimate included 5 million visitors attending in Manhattan alone, making it the [[list of largest LGBT events|largest LGBTQ celebration]] in history.<ref name=deBlasio>[https://abcnews.go.com/US/million-people-crowed-nyc-worldpride-mayor/story?id=64090338 About five million people attended WorldPride in NYC, mayor says] By karma allen, July 2, 2019. Accessed July 4, 2019.</ref> June is traditionally Pride month in New York City and worldwide, and the events were held under the auspices of the annual [[NYC Pride March]]. On June 6, 2019, coinciding with [[WorldPride]] being celebrated in New York City, Police Commissioner [[James P. O'Neill]] apologized on behalf of the NYPD for the actions of its officers at the Stonewall uprising.<ref name="nytimes1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/06/nyregion/stonewall-riots-nypd.html|title=Stonewall Riot Apology: Police Actions Were 'Wrong,' Commissioner Admits|last1=Gold|first1=Michael|date=June 6, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 6, 2019|last2=Norman|first2=Derek|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="advocate1">{{cite web|url=https://www.advocate.com/news/2019/6/06/new-york-city-police-finally-apologize-stonewall-raids|title=New York City Police Finally Apologize for Stonewall Raids|date=June 6, 2019|website=advocate.com|access-date=June 6, 2019}}</ref>
The official 50th-anniversary commemoration of the Stonewall Uprising occurred on June 28 on Christopher Street in front of [[Stonewall Inn]]. The official commemoration was themed as a rally, in reference to the original rallies in front of Stonewall Inn in 1969. Speakers at this event included mayor [[Bill De Blasio]], senator [[Kirsten Gillibrand]], congressman [[Jerry Nadler]], American activist [[X González]], and global activist [[Rémy Bonny]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Highlights From the Rally at the Stonewall Inn |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/nyregion/stonewall-riots-rally.html |access-date=March 29, 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=June 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEO3j90AN08&t=9s | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/bEO3j90AN08| archive-date=October 28, 2021|website=YouTube |publisher=Eyewitness News ABC7NY}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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