New York Gay Pride Celebrates Stonewall at 40

Two Broadway dancers re-create the a famous image of a soldier kissing a nurse at the end of WWII in a Times Square gathering to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the landmark Stonewall riots
Broadway actors and dancers gather in colorful costumes in Times Square to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the landmark Stonewall riots June 25, 2009 in New York City.

The Stonewall riots of June 28, 1969 began the modern gay-rights movement.

Several performances and commemorations around New York and the country are planned this week to mark the occasion.