Stonewall riots

Stonewall riots
Stonewall riots
Part of events leading to Gay liberation and modern LGBTQ rights movement
Date	June 28 – July 3, 1969
Location	Stonewall Inn; New York City; ; 40°44′02″N 74°00′08″W / 40.7338°N 74.0021°W
Caused by	Police raid on the Stonewall Inn (specifically); General repression of LGBTQ rights (more broadly);
Goals	Gay liberation; and LGBTQ rights in the United States;
Methods	Rioting, street protests
Parties to the civil conflict
New York Police Department Tactical Patrol Force; Fourth Precinct; Fifth Precinct; Sixth Precinct; Ninth Precinct;	Stonewall Inn patrons; and other sympathizers;
Number
Day 1: 10 NYPD officers (inside the Inn); Day 2: Multiple NYPD precincts	Day 1: 500–600 supporters outside; Day 2: ~1,000 supporters inside and outside

The Stonewall riots were a series of riots in New York City from 28 June to 6 July 1969. They happened after the New York City Police Department raided the Stonewall Inn, an LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) bar in Greenwich Village. That made many LGBT+ people protest being persecuted by the police. The riots are seen as the start of the Gay Rights Movement in the United States.

Raid

At 1:20 a.m. on Saturday, June 28, 1969 police walked into the Stonewall Inn. The employees were not told there was going to be a raid. Like they did in other raids, the police lined up the people in the bar and checked their ID's. They also confirmed the sex of the people Cross-dressing to arrest them. The people in the Inn and those watching from outside began the initial riot.

References

↑ Grudo, Gideon (June 15, 2019). "The Stonewall Riots: What Really Happened, What Didn't and What Became Myth". The Daily Beast.; "New-York Historical Society commemorates 50th anniversary of Stonewall Uprising with special exhibitions and programs". New-York Historical Society. April 23, 2019.; "Movies Under the Stars: Stonewall Uprising". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. June 26, 2019. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2019.

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[1] Grudo, Gideon (June 15, 2019). "The Stonewall Riots: What Really Happened, What Didn't and What Became Myth". The Daily Beast.; "New-York Historical Society commemorates 50th anniversary of Stonewall Uprising with special exhibitions and programs". New-York Historical Society. April 23, 2019.; "Movies Under the Stars: Stonewall Uprising". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. June 26, 2019. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2019.

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