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CNN Pride

& Progress

COURAGE AND SACRIFICE: 6 ACTIVISTS BEHIND
LGBTQ PROGRESS EIGHT TRANS AND NON-BINARY PEOPLE
ON PERSONAL STYLE
Today’s LGBTQ activists follow a long line of people who dedicated For many, fashion allows us to pass, and to remove demarcations
their lives to changing the way the world sees members of their of a gender assigned to us. For others, it’s a way to opt out, to ask
community. And the fight for equality is far from over. questions, to curate a whole new gender away from a binary. Intro Employees Communities Customers Content Suppliers Awards
F ifty years after the Stonewall Uprising, people across

the globe came together around Pride events to
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At CNN, we celebrated Stonewall’s 50th anniversary
with Pride and Progress, a platform in tribute to those

who have fought and continue to fight to make the

world more equal and just.

Throughout 2019, CNN developed stories and television

specials that highlighted the history of the LGBTQ+ 56

movement and its leaders as well as the pressing issues
the community still faces.

HOW THE STONEWALL RIOTS INSPIRED TODAY’S CNN’S EQUALITY TOWN HALL
PRIDE CELEBRATIONS On October 11, National Coming Out Day, CNN partnered with the
Stonewall galvanized a generation of activists into forming a Human Rights Campaign to host a televised town hall. During the AT&T D&I Annual Report 2019
mass civil rights movement.
event, 2020 Democratic candidates answered questions on lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender and queer issues.

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