A history of the Stonewall rts sets the scene wh a vibrant scriptn of wt Greenwich Village 1969. That summer, the Stonewall Inn was a place to drk and to dance and for gays, lbians, cross-drsers and transgenrs, a place to be ee and open. Everyone knew police raids happened, but the raid on June 28 was different, wh s aim to shut the Mafia-n bar down. And was different bee this time bar patrons, who were so often disrpected and closeted outsi plac like the Stonewall, phed back. Stonewall ctomers and their supporters took ntrol agast the police, who hadn’t planned on the crowd gettg so angry and who didn’t know the warren of streets the neighborhood as well as those who lived or hung out there.
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STONEWALL: BREAKG OUT THE FIGHT FOR GAY RIGHTS
The Stonewall Rts, also lled the Stonewall Uprisg, took place on June 28, 1969, New York Cy, after police raid the Stonewall Inn, a lol gay club. The raid sparked a rt among bar patrons and neighborhood rints as police hled employe and patrons out of the bar, leadg to six days of protts and vlent clash. The Stonewall Rts served as a talyst for the gay rights movement. * stonewall breaking out in the fight for gay rights *
The Stonewall Rts, also lled the Stonewall Uprisg, began the early hours of June 28, 1969 when New York Cy police raid the Stonewall Inn, a gay club loted Greenwich Village New York Cy.
STONEWALL : BREAKG OUT THE FIGHT FOR GAY RIGHTS
The first history of gay rights for teen rears, wrten by award-wng nonfictn thor Ann Bsum. That’s the Stonewall. The Stonewall Inn.... * stonewall breaking out in the fight for gay rights *
The Stonewall Rts served as a talyst for the gay rights movement the Uned Stat and around the world. Constant Raids at Gay BarsThe 1960s and precedg s were not welg tim for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) Amerins.