At Brooks, we believe running should be an inclusive sport and we want to support runners of all communities to be able to express themselves freely in life and on the run. Not all runners in the LGBTQ+ community feel that they have the freedom to be themselves in life and on the run. The raid brought the community to a breaking point when interactions with police turned violent, and what followed was the rise of LGBTQ+ activism and the work toward LGBTQ+ equality. If patrons had no ID or were wearing clothes police deemed opposite-gender clothes, they were arrested. In that era, police raids were common at bars like the Stonewall - officers would force customers to line up and produce identification. On Saturday, June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village.
LGBTQ+ Pride is about more than a flag and parades - the annual celebration commemorates the Stonewall Riots, a watershed moment in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights. A t Brooks, we celebrate all who run and all who love by partnering with Front Runners, sponsoring LGBTQ+ athletes, and more.
