ben hunt reports from new york. it was here in new york's greenwich village when the riots erupted and many say the modern lgbt movement was born. the police raid ona movement was born. the police raid on a gay bar run by the mafia, sparked days of rioting. gay people in the 1960s america suffered state sanctioned discrimination. they were denied jobs in the government and military and routinely branded as mentally ill. half a century later, the bar is still standing. mark cigar was there when it all happened. police barged in, just started pushing people around and anybody who looked like they were successful went up to them and said, ta ke successful went up to them and said, take out your wallet and they took to money. they didn't care because thatis to money. they didn't care because that is how you got to treat gay men and lesbian women in those days, you treated them like trash. it was then 93v treated them like trash. it was then gay people decided to fight back. treated them like trash. it was then gay peopl

from new york, ben hunte reports.pted, and many say the modern lgbt movement was born. a police raid on the stonewall inn, a gay bar run by the mafia, sparked days of rioting. gay people in 1960s america suffered state—sanctioned discrimination. they were denied jobs in the government and military, and routinely branded as mentally ill. half a century later, the bar is still standing. mark segal was there when it all happened. police barged in. theyjust started pushing people around, and anybody who looked like they were successful, they went up to them and said take out your wallet, and they took the money. and they didn't care, because that's the way you got to treat gay men and lesbian women in those days. you treated them like trash. it was then the gay people decided to fight back. it was the first time gay people said to police, no, this is our neighbourhood. you aren't going to tell us to get off our street. and we picked up stones, we picked up cans, and threw them. what followed was days of riots and protests

ben hunte reports.mmunity, an opportunity for the duke of cambridge to listen, but also an insight into some personal concerns. the albert kennedy trust, or akt, helps young l6bt people who are made homeless after being rejected by theirfamilies. during the visit, prince william was asked how he would feel if one of his own children was gay or lesbian. i'd fully support, you know, whatever decision they make. but it does worry me from a parent point of view how much — how many barriers, you know, hateful words, persecution and discrimination that might come with it. that's the bit that really troubles me a little bit. but that's for all of us to try to help correct, and make sure we can put that to the past. it was a candid moment from a senior member of the royal family, a recognition his own three children might find it harder to be accepted as gay or lesbian because of the public role they've been born into. he's willing, with his whole heart, to fully support his children, and he's willing as well t

ben hunt, bbc news.n over allegations that he laid it during the eu referendum campaign. the case centred on the campaign that the uk gave the european union £350 million a week. but the judges overturned an earlier decision to issue a summons to mrjohnson. nasa issue a summons to mrjohnson. nasa is opening up the international space station to tourists stop two private trips will be allowed every 12 months from next year. the cost of 28,000 each per night. the price of 28,000 each per night. the price of hitching a ride on a commercial rocket to get that could set you back hundreds of thousands of pounds, if not millions. we don't have time for all that all the pockets. just focus on the weather. here is thomas. hello. thanks for joining here is thomas. hello. thanks forjoining me. let us get a check on the weather for the next few days. i'm sure you are wondering what is installed. it has been so unsettled in the last couple of days. many of us have had a good dose of rain and, guess what, the weekende

ben hunte reports.portunity for the duke of cambridge to listen, but also an insight into some personal concerns. the albert kennedy trust, or akt, helps young lgbt people who are made homeless after being rejected by their families. during the visit, prince william was asked how he would feel if one of his own children was gay or lesbian. i'd fully support, you know, whatever decision they make. but it does worry me from a parent point of view how much — how many barriers, you know, hateful words, persecution and discrimination that might come with it. that's the bit that really troubles me a little bit. but that's for all of us to try to help correct, and make sure we can put that to the past. it was a candid moment from a senior member of the royal family, a recognition his own three children might find it harder to be accepted as gay or lesbian because of the public role they've been born into. he's willing, with his whole heart, to fully support his children, and he's willing as well to support our

ben hunte reports.nity for the duke of cambridge to listen, but also an insight into some personal concerns. the albert kennedy trust, or akt, helps young lgbt people who were made homeless after being rejected by theirfamilies. during the visit, prince william was asked how he would feel if one of his own children was gay or lesbian. i'd fully support whatever decision they make, but it does worry me from a parent point of view how many barriers, you know, hateful words, persecution and discrimination that might come with it, that's the bit that really troubles me a little bit. but that's for all of us to try to help correct and make sure we can put that to the past. it was a candid moment from a senior member of the royal family, a recognition his own three children might find it harder to be accepted as gay or lesbian because of the public role they've been born into. he is willing, with his whole heart, to fully support his children, and he is willing as well to support the lgbt community as well. a

from new york, ben hunte reports.pted in many say the modern lgbt movement was born. a police raid on the stonewall inn, a gay bar run the mafia, spark days of rioting. gay people in 19605 america suffered state sanctioned discrimination. they were denied jobs in the government and military and routinely branded as mentally ill. after century later, the buyer is still standing. —— half a century later, the bar is still standing. mark cigar was there when it all happened. police barged in, theyjust started pushing people around and anybody who looked like they were successful, they went up to them and said take up your wallet and they took the money and they didn't care because that's the way you got to treat gay men and lesbian women in those days. you treated them like trash. it was then the gay people decided to fight back. it was the first time gay people said the police know. this is our neighbourhood, and we picked up stones, we picked up cans and threw them. what followed was days of riots and protests. just a y

ben hunte, bbc news.cry in the us after photograph emerged of a man and his baby daughter lying face down on river after they drowned trying to cross the mexican border into texas. the image has sparked more anger about the treatment of families and the us government border policies. president trump said he hated seeing the image but blames the opposition for obstructing his border policies. join us again soon. we are following the debate in miami between the us democratic presidential hopefuls and plenty of other stories. thank you for watching. hello. the much advertised summer heat this week is yet to kick in. when it does it will be very brief. on the continent as you may have heard the european heatwave is in full swing, and on wednesday new june temperature records were set in germany, poland, czech republic, to above 38 celsius. the best we could manage in the uk was 25 in wales. to start thursday morning, where you are clear in scotland and northern england, mid single figures could be yours. low

ben hunte, bbc news, new york. it is officially the hottest day in the year so far.emperatures reached 30.8 dc in charlwood in surrey. it is also expected that parts of the uk could experience their hottest]une weather in more than 60 years. temperatures could reach 3a degrees celsius in parts of the south east. it follows extreme heat across europe, with health warnings still in place in france after record—breaking temperatures yesterday. our reporter michael cowan is in sunny southend—on—sea. lucky you. it looks packed already. packed already. 12 o'clock, midday, and what is officially the hottest day of the year. it is only 26 celsius here so not the hottest temperature yet. look how busy this is. you can just temperature yet. look how busy this is. you canjust see temperature yet. look how busy this is. you can just see over here, temperature yet. look how busy this is. you canjust see over here, this place is home to the world's longest pleasure pier, a record—breaking one point five miles. you can see why so many people visit here, quintessentially british bea

ben hunte, bbc news, new york. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes.e country, dropping temperatures to a more comfortable but still warm 25 degrees in the warm spots tomorrow. at the money, big thunderstorms around us, particularly for scotland if you far northern ireland in england and bringing localised flash flooding set in the money, big thunderstorms around us, particularly for scotland if you far northern ireland in england and bringing localised flash flooding certainly lots of lightning in scotland at very warm and 26 in my den, but does temperature slowly drifting to 16 by the end of the night, so it‘ll start to turn cooler and fresher, for sunday, not a bad kind of day of the across northwestern areas, crotty went rain and cool on the far north of scotla nd and cool on the far north of scotland and elsewhere, broken clouds and spouse of sunshine night as hot today, some people find it more comfortable, temperatures reaching a high of 25 degrees still warm for this time of year in london 00:29:08,881 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 and that your wea

ben hunt, bbc news.headlines on bbc news. 0xfam is given an official warning by the charity watchdog following allegations of serious sexual misconduct by its staff in haiti. two more tory leadership candidates — mark harper and andrea leadsom — officially launch their campaigns to succeed theresa may. a government regulator says the storage and handling of large amounts of data by the security service m15 is "undoubtedly unlawful". i'm ben bland in the business news. the latest figures show that the uk's unemployment rate held steady at 3.8%, its lowest level since 197a. the office for national statistics also said wages went up by more than expected in the three months to april. pay was up by 3.a% compared with a year ago. after taking inflation — average price increases — into account, wage growth was 1.a%. the uk risks losing its position as a world leader in mobile connectivity — that's the stark warning from britain's mobile phone operators. the networks are urging the government to clarify its pos

ben hunte, bbc news.llow private citizens to stay at the international space station. it'll allow up to two private trips there per year, and paves the way for travel aboard rocket and capsule launch systems being developed by spacex and boeing. but the cost could set you back hundreds of thousands, if not millions of pounds. the women's football world cup has kicked off in france, and it's the biggest ever, with 2a teams competing. tonight, the tournament hosts were in action in paris, and our sports editor dan roan is there. dan. almost a million tickets so far have been sold for an event that tournament organisers hope won't just be the best women's world cup to date but which could also prove a truly significant breakthrough moment for women's sport more generally. it was a packed out parc des princes here in paris for the opening match between the hosts, france, and south korea. the hosts got off to the perfect start, two headed goals from wendy renard in the first half helping france to a 3-0 the fi

we sent the bbc‘s lgbt correspondent, ben hunte, to find out more. york, a city that has always held a special place in my heart. i love the pace, the energy, and the excitement. but more than anything it's a city that i found inclusive, where people like me can be themselves. when i was growing up, i didn't really think about what had happened before i was alive to enable me to live such a free and open lie. such a free and open life. it is something i think a lot of young people go through now. you just find yourself within a community that's really loving and accepting and you don't think about the history behind it. so it's so nice to come to new york and see that, actually, for the 50th anniversary of stonewall, we are celebrating the past, we looking into the people that really allowed us to be so free and open now. in the us, the 1960s was an era of activism and protests. it was the end of the counter—culture. 1960s, women were fighting for their rights, blacks were fighting for their rights, latinos were fighting for their rights, and wejust

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ben hunte, bbc news, new york.as the first solo black british rapper to headline glastonbury festival. as he took to the famous pyramid stage, the 25—year—old also became the second youngest headliner in the event's history. he was wearing a stab vest emblazoned with the union flag. he usedis emblazoned with the union flag. he used is set to highlight what he described as inequality in the justice system and the arts.|j described as inequality in the justice system and the arts. i do have some grievances. this is the most iconic night of my life. i feel like the 25 years of my life have come up to this moment right here. an amazing night for him, and great that such a superstar. amazing modesty, especially considering he is 25. it has been a week of record—breaking temperatures on the continent, in france for example, they broke their record yesterday, but we are expected to get ourfairshare of yesterday, but we are expected to get our fair share of heat and sunshine in the united kingdom this week as well. what ca

ben hunte, bbc news, new york. celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the scottish parliament. onjuly 1, 1999, power was devolved from westminster to edinburgh, allowing laws which affect day—to—day life in scotland to be passed there. the anniversary comes as brexit continues to raise questions about the future of scotland as part of the united kingdom. stormzy has made history as the first solo black british artist to headline glastonbury festival. as he took to the famous pyramid stage, wearing a stab vest emblazoned with a union jack, the 25—year—old also became the second youngest headliner in the event's history. stormzy used his set to highlight what he describes as inequality in the justice system and the arts. glastonbury, this is one of the most — this isn't even one of the most, this is the most iconic night of my life. i feel like all 25 years of my life has all that up to this moment right here. amazing, well done. yes, terrific for stormzy. shelley look at some of the front pages? starting

hello and welcome to witness history with me, ben hunte.w york with a special edition to mark lgbt pride. today we've got some extraordinary moments from the past coming up — told to us by the people who were there. in this programme, we'll hear about the struggle for lgbt rights in uganda. look back at the lesbian activists who invaded a bbc news studio in the uk. we'll hear from the danish couple who made history by having the world's first same—sex civil union. and we'll speak to the former partner of terrence higgins, who helped form the hugely influential hiv and aids trust. but first, a story that began right here in new york. in 1969, the stonewall inn was one of very few gay bars in the city. a police raid onjune 28th of that year sparked several nights of protesting. it was the moment that the lgbt community here said enough is enough and the modern gay rights movement was born. the act of homosexuality was illegal, when i grew up, in 49 of the 50 states. the police were my enemy. and they were a real danger to me. here was a chanc

here's the bbc‘s lgbt correspondent, ben hunte. covered in blood on a london bus.ding hands, a group of men asked the couple to kiss, and began harassing them. they got up out of their seats and walked over to where we were and started very aggressively harassing us. after asking the men to stop they were left with black eyes, a cracked jaw and a suspected broken nose. i don't know how we got from fighting on the top of the bus down to the lower deck, but in that timeframe, they took my phone, her bag, and they ran off the bus. summer marks pride season across the world. in just a few weeks, lesbian, gay, bisexual and tra nsgender people, as well as their allies, will be out celebrating one of the country's biggest events, pride in london. these streets will be filled with proud lgbt people celebrating their visibility. but just this time last year, research found more than two—thirds of lgbt people were too scared to hold their same—sex partner's hand in public. this attack will serve as a reality check as to why more awareness is needed today. we are hoping the g

our lgbt correspodent, ben hunte, was at the celebrations.ent was born. the stonewall inn gay bar was raided by police and that kicked off several nights of violent protests across the city. just a year later, and america had its first gay pride march. today, the stonewall inn is still standing and still serving and many people are out celebrating in the streets for world pride this weekend. it's estimated there will be around a—6 million extra people in new york just to celebrate this weekend. of course, many young people now don't need the same facilities as the stonewall inn, they don't need to hide away because they are accepted as lg bt people. but these places are a constant reminder of the struggles that did take place 50 years ago to get to where we are today. talks on ending the conflict in afghanistan are due to begin in doha involving negotiators from the us and the taliban. american—led forces removed the militants from power in afghanistan in 2001, but the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, said this week that the hour for peace

we sent the bbc‘s lgbt correspondent, ben hunte, to find out more.ity that has always held a special place in my heart. i love the pace, the energy, and the excitement. but more than anything it's a city that i found inclusive, where people like me can be themselves. when i was growing up, i didn't really think about what had happened before i was alive to enable me to live such a free and open lie. it is something i think a lot of young people go through now. you just find yourself within a community that's really loving and accepting and you don't think about the history behind it. so it's so nice to come to new york and see that, actually, for the 50th anniversary of stonewall, we are celebrating the past, we looking into the people that really allowed us to be so free and open now. in the us, the 1960s was an era of activism and protests. it was the end of the counter—culture. 1960s, women were fighting for their rights, blacks were fighting for their rights, latinos were fighting for their rights, and we just said, what about us? why not us? why

our lgbt correspodent, ben hunte, is there.eople believe that the modern lgbt rights movement was born. you will see the gay bar behind me, the stonewall inn, that was where there was a police raid, and that led to nights of very violent protests. eventually they did finish and then a year later, america had its first gay pride parade. as you will see the streets are beginning to fill up, rainbows are everywhere throughout new york city, and we are at a rally today, so between six o'clock and nine o'clock in new york there is a rally taking place, kicking off pride weekend. earlier today there were some very special and surprise guests including lady gaga. you have the power, and you are so, so powerful. i hope you feel that power today, you are the ultimate power, and you have never been so visible in the world, and that beautiful light and that rainbow is shining all around you, stand in it, bask in it, allow yourself to glow in it, as we grow. just take that spotlight, it belongs to you! cheering. and what is planned in the

our lgbt correspodent, ben hunte, is there.where many people believe that the modern lgbt rights movement was born. you will see the gay bar behind me, the stonewall inn, that was where there was a police raid, and that led to nights of very violent protests. a year later, america had its first gay pride parade. as you will see the streets are beginning to fill up, rainbows are everywhere throughout new york city, and we are at a rally today, so between six o'clock and nine o'clock in new york there is a rally taking place, kicking off pride weekend. many young people don't need the same facilities as stonewall, because they are accepted as lgbt people but these places are a co nsta nt people but these places are a constant reminder of the struggles that did take place 50 years ago to get to where we are today. the families of the eight people killed in the london bridge attack have reacted angrily after a coroner failed to apportion blame to police and the security services for not preventing it from happening. they victims di

joining me now from outside the stonewall cloud — is our lgbt correspondent ben hunte. here 50 years ago where many people say be modern lgbt rights was born. this done well and a 93v rights was born. this done well and a gay bar behind me was raided by police and that prompted several nights a very violent protests throughout the city. a year later, after the protests, america had its very first gay pride bikes. today, as you can see, streets are filled with people and our rainbows everywhere, and new york is preparing for about 6 million people to be out in the streets celebrating this pride weekend. also it's worth noting, that as i said it's an incredible weekend for equality, people have flown in from around the world for this, and it's very interesting that many lgbt people are growing into a more tolerant society, and they don't need spaces to the high degree like this but these are still a constant reminder of struggles they did take place before i was born and then he as well. i know it's hard to generalise in the united states because it's made up of all separ

giving birth to a national and global movement in support of equal rights. 0ur l6bt correspodent, ben hunte50 years ago where many people say the modern l6bt rights movement was born. the stonewall inn gay bar was raided by police and that kicked off several nights of violent protests across the city. just a year later, and america had its first gay pride march. today, the stonewall inn is still standing and still serving and many people are out celebrating in the streets for world pride this weekend. it's estimated there will be around 4—6 million extra people in new york just to celebrate this weekend. of course, many young people don't need the same facilities as the stonewall inn, they don't need to hide away because they are accepted as l6bt people — but these places are a constant reminder of the struggles that did take place 50 years ago, to get to where we are today. there has been disappointment and celebrations in paris at women's football world cup. as the defending champions the usa beat the hosts france 2—i. megan rapinoe scored a goal in each half for the us. wendie renard's l

150,000 people, with hundreds of thousands more lining the streets to watch. 0ur lgbt correspondent ben huntest one yet. there are estimated to be between four and there are estimated to be between fourand 6 there are estimated to be between four and 6 million on new york street celebrating pride. it is also worth noting that it is a bit of a duel of pride is happening right now. you had one which has been the main new york city pride which has been big corporations, huge floats. lots of rainbows. there has also been a separate pride which has been by reclaim pride and they are trying to get back to the basics of it. marching, home—made banners and things like that. a bit of a contrast of brides today. how well was the smaller one attended. —— prides. earlier this week, i spoke to reclaim pride and they said they are expecting a few thousand people to be present but honestly, we don't know the estimations of how many people whether but it was a lot better attended and we were expecting and there were so many people as part of that much. they had the marching bands, all sorts of different thin

hundreds of thousands of people have lined the streets to watch the parade. 0ur correspondent, ben hunteekend is no different, at all — they're expecting 4—6 million people to be lining these streets over the course of this day. it is also worth noting that there are currently two duelling prides in action. this one here is big corporation, big floats, lots and lots of people lining the streets. but there is another pride, which is called reclaiming pride, it's a heritage march, so they are trying remind people of the original origins of pride. so they are not allowing corporations to take part, there are no floats, it is a very simple march through town. and they are trying to remind people of the protest that was necessary. but, obviously, you can see we're at this fabulous pride, rainbows are absolutely everywhere. how good is this pride for you? for me, it is, by far, one of the best, especially with world pride being here this year, and it being 50th annual celebration of the long strides that have been taken by all of our previous gays, lesbians, trans, anyone who falls under the

ben hunte, bbc news, new york.open to a trade deal with chinese president xi jinping that would be "historic". the two met at the 620 summit injapan this morning for talks as they looked to resolve their bitter trade dispute. president trump also tweeted this morning that he is keen to meet north korea leader kimjong—un tomorrow. 0ur correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes joins us now from 0saka. how are the talks going, rupert? lots of anticipation about a potential breakthrough, how likely is it looking for that trade deal? welcome to osaka and as you say the meeting between xi jinping and donald trump highly anticipated. it is wrapped up and went on for quite a long time, nearly 1.5 hours. we don't know what the outcome is yet on whether there has been any sort of breakthrough but certainly going into the meeting both men were extremely about the prospect and as you said president trump saying it would be historic if we could do a fair trade deal and we are totally open for that. president kim jong—un a little mor

week, seen by many as the start of the international gay rights movement. 0ur lgbt correspondent ben hunteeen like, the big parade, the focus for everyone? yes, new york has always been seen as one of the leading destinations for lgbt pride. this weekend is set to be one of the biggest ever with an estimated 6 million people expected to be marching along the streets. the air is filled with a sense of equality, inclusion, diversity and pride. it is worth noting there are two pride parades happening at this minute in new york city. one is the traditional new york city pride, big corporations, big floats, lots of noise and love in the air. but the other is reclaim pride and they are pushing for a heritage approach. they want people to remember the heritage of pride and the rights that took place. that is a stripped back approach to pride but both are happening right now. with the amount of changes over the past 50 years in terms of lg bt of changes over the past 50 years in terms of lgbt equality, many activists are wondering what the next 50 years will hold.|j activists are wondering what th

the bbc‘s lgbt correspondent, ben hunte, went to find out more.upin's tales of the city all began, today it is getting a revival from netflix. but it was not always easy. what?! yes, this netflix series is the fourth tv adaptation. in the ‘90s channel 4 created a show based on the well—loved series of books. it followed a group of san franciscans over several months in the ‘70s and it caused quite a stir when it aired in america. it was the first time americans had seen two men kissing on broadcast television. it caused an uproar with certain right—wing groups, who petitioned congress and they shut it down, essentially. as a leading series for lgbt people, the actors chosen to play the iconic rules were also important to the author. gay actors playing gay roles, it is a very big topic at the moment. was that one of the priorities for this? yes, it was. there is still an idea in hollywood that the big stars can't be gay. i just think that a gay actor can bring something special to the role from their own experience. is it a girl? murray bartlett wh

we sent the bbc‘s lgbt correspondent, ben hunte, to find out more.ce in my heart. i love the pace, the energy, and the excitement. but more than anything it's a city that i found inclusive, where people like me can be themselves. when i was growing up, i didn't really think about what had happened before i was alive to enable me to live such a free and open lie. —— of life. it is something i think a lot of young people go through now. you just find yourself within a community that's really loving and accepting and you don't think about the history behind it. so it's so nice to come to new york and see that, actually, for the 50th anniversary of stonewall, we are celebrating the past, we looking into the people that really allowed us to be so free and open now. in the us, the 1960s was an era of activism and protests. it was the end of the counter—culture. 1960s, women were fighting for their rights, blacks were fighting for their rights, latinos were fighting for their rights, and we just said, what about us? why not us? why not me!? onjune 28, 1969,

hundreds of thousands of people have lined the streets to watch the parade. 0ur correspondent ben hunte and this weekend is no different at all. they are expecting 4— 6 million people to be lining the streets along the course of the staples of it is also worth noting, there are currently two duelling prides in action. big corporations, big floats, lots of people lining the streets but there is another pride, called reclaiming my pride. there is a heritage march. they are trying to remind people of the original origins of pride pulled up the original origins of pride pulled up they are not allowing operations to ta ke up they are not allowing operations to take place —— part, there are no floats. it is a simple margin they are trying to remind people of the protest that is necessary because of you can see why does make why there are rainbows everywhere. how good is this pride for you? for me, it is by far one of the best, especially with world pride being here this year and being the 50th annual celebration, basically, of the long strikes that have been to make strides that have been ta

our correspondent ben hunt is there. also worth noting that there are currently two dual prize in action, this one is very corporate, lots of big prides. but there is another prida, a heritage one, they are trying to remind people of the original origins of pride. obviously, you can see out of this fabulous pride, rainbows are absolutely everywhere. how good is this pride for you? for me, it is one of the best, vehemently 50th annual celebration of the long strides that have been taken by all of our previous games, lesbians, trans, anyone that falls under the entire community. to be here to witness and be with all the people from around the world, it puts a smile on your face and it just warms my heart to know that this many people are taking part in a pride. for all the ones in some other country who might feel right now likely cannot express themselves, likely cannot do as they wish, they cannot marry as they want, i want them to know that there are millions of people who are rooting for them, their hearts are rooting

our lgbt correspondent ben hunte reports. it is a weekend like no other.ick—off the festivities, young people from across the world have gathered in central park for the annual new york youth pride. it is a very celebratory and high—energy event, focused on visibility and equality. not all of the young people here identify as lgbt, but the community is just as accepted. this year's gathering falls on a special anniversary. it is exactly 50 years since the stonewall riots, a violent protest against police that many believe kicked off the modern lgbt rights movement. something like this couldn't have happened in 1969. in fact, even today in many us cities and countries around the world, an event like this wouldn't be welcome. back new york youth pride may be focused on young people, but there are older people in the crowd too, and many of them are parents supporting their children. i think it is a fantastic opportunity for them to really be in a place where they feel like they are accepted and around people who have similar experiences, so we were all on boa

ben hunt reports from new york.ay the modern lgbt movement was born. the police raid ona movement was born. the police raid on a gay

we sent the bbc‘s lgbt correspondent, ben hunte, to find out more. i didn't really think about what had happened before i was alive to enable me to live such a free and open lie. it is something i think a lot of young people go through now. you just find yourself within a community that's really loving and accepting and you don't think about the history behind it. so it's so nice to come to new york and see that, actually, for the 50th anniversary of stonewall, we are celebrating the past, we looking into the people that really allowed us to be so free and open now. in the us, the 19605 was an era of activism and protests. it was the end of the counter—culture. 1960s, women were fighting for their rights, blacks were fighting for their rights, latinos were fighting for their rights, and we just said, what about us? why not us? why not me!? onjune 28, 1969, the riots at the stonewall inn, on christopher street, would mark the birth of the modern gay rights movement. so this is where it's at. yes. it's where it all happened. mark segal was 18 at the ti

week, seen by many as the start of the international gay rights movement. 0ur lgbt correspondent, ben hunteother. an estimated 4 million people are hitting new york's streets to celebrate lgbt pride. and the kickoff the festivities, young people from across the world have gathered in central park for the annual new york youth pride. it is a very celebratory and high—energy event, focused on visibility and equality. not all of the young people here identify as lgbt, but the ally community is just as accepted. this year's gathering falls on a special anniversary. it is exactly 50 years since the stonewall riots, a violent protest against police that many believe kicked off the modern lgbt rights movement. something like this couldn't have happened in 1969. in fa ct, couldn't have happened in 1969. in fact, even today in many us cities and countries around the world, an event like this wouldn't be welcome. new york youth pride may be focused on young people, but there are older people in the crowd too, and many of them are parents are supporting their children. i think it is a fantastic opport

the bbc‘s lgbt correspondent, ben hunte, went to meet some of these gay blood donors.heartbeat. on tv, on radios, online... # one way you can help, give blood... ..you've probably seen adverts like this everywhere. bleed for the country you love. give blood. it galls me every time i hear an on the radio asking for people to give blood when there's a huge section of society that is denied that for no good reason. over the past few months i've spoken to six gay men from across england who are all sexually active. however, they also donate their blood. why shouldn't they be able to have my blood, or other gay people's blood 7 none of them have spoken up about going against england's blood donation rules until now. so you are a gay man. yeah. you have sex with men. yes. and when was the last time that you had sex? a week ago. a week? yeah. so according to british blood rules... yeah. ...you are actually breaking the rules to give blood. yeah. why are you doing that? i grew up in a family who gave blood regularly and kind of instilled in me that it was the right thing to do

our lgbt correspondent, ben hunte, joins me now.f this, where was he visiting on what charity is this? today for the very first time the duke of cambridge visited an lgbt charity. it isa cambridge visited an lgbt charity. it is a charity that looks after homeless young lg bt it is a charity that looks after homeless young lgbt people between 16 and 25. lgbt young people are particularly affected by homelessness so they take on these young people who have been kicked out by families and they take them on, look after them and support them. whilst he was at this service centre, he was asked questions about whether or not he would be supportive of one of his children was to come out as lgbt. what do you think about that? i have only started thinking about it when i have had children, so it is something i'm nervous about, not because i am worried about them being gay, it is more about the fact i'm worried about the pressures that they will face and how much harder their life could be. so from a terrible point of view that is the angle i

mr hunt says he will cancel the student fee debts of young entrepreneurs who start businesses. our political correspondent benothjeremy hunt and boris johnson dropped in on the isle of wight today. boris not here yet? or can i plant this flag on the island? which has a population roughly the same as the number of tory party members. can i kiss granny? the people who will actually pick the next prime minister. the candidates making all sorts of policy promises and today jeremy hunt said he would scrap tuition fee debt for some graduates. i want to encourage our brightest and best young graduates to get out there and do what bill gates did, what mark zuckerberg did, create the great companies of the future. so, my plan says if you're going to take a risk, if you manage to set up a successful business, we'll cancel your tuition fees. mr hunt seems confident he can sink boris johnson's status as the runaway favourite among the tory party faithful. some of whom were in portsmouth to quiz boris johnson this morning. his commitment to take britain out of the eu on october 31 come what may is popular among the grass

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