Milestones in the American Gay Rights Movement
Following the Stonewall riots, sexual minorities in New York City faced gender, class, and generational obstacles to becoming a cohesive community. Over the following weeks and months, they initiated politically active social organizations and launched publications that spoke openly about rights for gay and trans people. The raid sparked a riot among bar patrons and neighborhood residents as police roughly hauled employees and patrons out of the bar, leading to six days of protests and violent clashes with law enforcement outside the bar on Christopher Street, in neighboring streets and in nearby Christopher Park. The Stonewall Riots served as a catalyst for the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.
How the Stonewall rebellion ignited the LGBTQ+ movement
The Stonewall Riots, also called the Stonewall Uprising, began in the early hours of June 28, when New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club located in Greenwich Village in. In , police raids of gay bars in Manhattan followed a template. Officers would pour in, threatening and beating bar staff and clientele. The Stonewall Riots
Angry gay youth clash with aggressive police officers in the streets, leading to a three-day riot during which thousands of protestors receive only minimal local news coverage. On June 28, , police attempted to arrest the people at the bar, many of whom were gay or transgender. But during the clash, the patrons, along with a growing group of neighbors and community members, fought back. 1969 Stonewall Riots
This set uses primary sources to explore the events preceding and surrounding the Stonewall Inn uprising as well as the aftermath of the riots in the gay liberation movement of the s and s. Patrons of the Stonewall Inn were resigned to police raids on gay bars. But on June 28, , they resisted in a rebellion that changed history. 
Who Were the Stonewall Riots Leaders? Meet the Heroes of the
Patrons of the Stonewall Inn were resigned to police raids on gay bars. But on June 28, , they resisted in a rebellion that changed history. .
1969
The Stonewall Riots (June 28, ) In , a riot at the Stonewall Inn (later known as the Stonewall Riots) became a turning point in the fight for LGBTQ civil rights. Though few records of the actual raid and riots that followed exist, the oral history of that time has been captured by the participants -- both those who rioted and the police. .
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An immediate uproar from the marchers filling the area in front of the Haven led to another major Village Riot, as hundreds of gay men quickly spilled out of Village bars and apartments over the next hours to join the protest. . The First Pride Was a Riot
June is Pride Month, commemorating the Stonewall uprising, which began on June 28, Though the first Gay Pride Liberation March took place in Manhattan in to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Stonewall, it took 30 years for Pride Month to become official, in a proclamation from former President Bill Clinton. .