![]() Petersburg event has swelled into more than a full week of activities and parties that organizers said has developed to have an economic impact of more $20 million. The series of sometimes violent demonstrations is considered a turning point in the gay rights movement and has turned June into Gay Pride Month around the country. It was in June of 1969 that the gay community stood up to a police raid on the Stonewall Inn in New York's Greenwich Village neighborhood. "It makes it easier for people within walking distance of hotels and there's a much larger number of restaurants and bars participating and holding events that will really help people stay in St. ![]() "I think overall it will seem a little different this year," said Eric Skains, executive director of St.
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