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    'I Will Never Lie About Being Gay Again': LGBT Activist Remembers Source Of Pride

    At StoryCorps, Alexei Romanoff, an 82-year-old gay activist, recalls lessons he learned as a teenager from a proud gay elder — and which resonated as an adult.
    by Mia Warren Jun 07, 2019 2 minutes
    At StoryCorps in June 2015, Alexei Romanoff remembers an inspirational figure who helped him feel proud to be a gay man.

    Fifty years ago this month, police raided a gay bar in New York City called the Stonewall Inn.

    It was a common occurrence at the time, but on this night, patrons – trans women of color, lesbians, drag queens and gay men – said "enough." The raid ignited six days of protests

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