While many LGBT people continue to shake their heads at President Trump’s tweet-recognition of LGBT Pride Month while eviscerating LGBT programs and rolling back LGBT progress, Speak Nancy Pelosi has issued a Pride message that reflects the San Francisco Democrat’s deep understanding of the LGBT community’s history. Today, she may be debating with Democratic leadership about the wisdom of launching impeachment proceedings against Trump, but two years ago, Pelosi was front and center during the #ResistMarch in West Hollywood. And that “resistance” sentiment is stressed in her Stonewall 50th anniversary message now. – Karen Ocamb Speaker Nancy Pelosi: “This Pride Month marks 50 years since LGBTQ Americans, fed up with the constant harassment and persecution inflicted on them and their community, took to the streets outside the Stonewall Inn to fight back against brutality and violence. In a moment that would change the world, these proud LGBTQ Americans refused to be silenced or shamed, declaring that they would no longer stand by and have their rights, their dignity and their lives attacked or denied.“What began as an uprising in NYC’s West Village soon became an movement, – Washington Blade