![]() Manny's Den had its liquor license suspended for "permitting apparent homosexuals to congregate," according to Rutgers Oral History Archives. This occurrence resulted in the landmark case of One Eleven Wines and Liquors, Inc., A New Jersey Corporation v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, in which the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled unanimously in 1967, that gay patrons had the right to congregate in bars. There is an uneasiness hanging over this year's celebration stemming from a wave of legislation ranging from " don't say gay" laws - prohibiting public schools from using curriculums addressing gender identity and sexual orientation, introduced in 20 states and now law in Florida and Alabama - to trans athlete sports bans in 15 states. LGBTQ advocates' concern stems not only from what has happened in statehouses but also from the very real concern that a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court could return the issue of same-sex marriage to states to decide, just as the court's majority is expected to do with abortion rights, according to a leaked Supreme Court opinion draft of the decision expected later this month or next.
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