There has been a lot of discrimination throughout history. A group of people may be accepted in one place but then rejected somewhere else. Sometimes, they even have a hard time finding a place to live in peace. Like many groups and communities, the gay community has events to celebrate freely who they are. They take this time to show the world that they are not going to change that. It is also a time when friends and supporters of the gay community show their love and acceptance. Gay Pride Month is celebrated in the US every June. It is also when the events of Gay Pride week take place. June was chosen because a historicstandoff took place in New York City in 1969. There had been a lot of violence towards the gay community for years then. The police were even demanding money from them in exchange for protection. During one incident, the people being attacked stood up for themselves and refused to be bullied. Word spread, and more people came to support them. More police came as well, and the standoff lasted for days. In the end, the Gay Liberation Front was created to stop the violence and hatred against the gay community.
reject vt. 拒絕，回絕 To Harry's surprise, Amy rejected his marriage proposal in front of all their friends. 艾咪在所有朋友面前回絕了哈利的求婚，令他大吃一驚。
freely adv. 自由地，無拘無束地 People can travel freely around Europe with this train pass. 人們可以利用這張火車聯票自由通行歐洲各地。
acceptance n. 接受；贊同 Jack's plan was met with everyone's acceptance, so the boss decided to carry it out. 傑克的計劃受到所有人的贊同，所以老闆決定付諸實行。
historic a. 有重大歷史意義的，歷史性的 It was a historic moment when the Berlin Wall finally came falling down. 柏林圍牆終於倒塌時，可謂是歷史性的一刻。
violence n. 暴力 Social workers are trying to help victims of domestic violence. 社工人員正試圖救助家庭暴力的受害者。 * domestic a. 涉及家庭的
demand vt. 要求 Larry demanded that his girlfriend explain why she stood him up last night. 賴瑞要求他女友解釋昨晚為何放他鴿子。
in exchange for... 用以交換…… In exchange for Mike's help, I treated him to a steak dinner. 我請麥克吃了一頓牛排晚餐，藉此換來他的協助。
stand up for... 維護／支持…… You must stand up for your rights because nobody will do that for you. 你必須維護自己的權利，因為沒有人會替你這麼做。
refuse to + 原形動詞 拒絕（做）…… Roy refused to help his classmate cheat because he knew it was wrong. 洛伊拒絕幫他同學作弊，因為他知道這是不對的。
discrimination n. 歧視
standoff n. 對峙，僵持
liberation n. 解放運動
front n.（政治、社會的）陣線
hatred n. 憎恨
end 和 beginning 的用法 在本文最後一句中，片語 in the end 表示『最後』，此時介詞須使用 in。同樣地，in the beginning（起先，一開始）也須使用介詞in。 In the beginning, Mary was in love with Alex. In the end, she dumped him because he cheated on her. （一開始瑪莉愛上了艾力克斯。不過最後她因男方對他不忠而把他甩了。）
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