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     President Biden visits Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center ahead of Pride weekend

     President Joe Biden traveled to New York City on Friday where he visited the Stonewall Inn to mark the 55th anniversary of the riots. Biden, along with the first lady, visited ...

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Stonewall_riotsStonewall riots - Wikipedia

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   The Stonewall riots, also known as the Stonewall uprising, Stonewall rebellion, or simply Stonewall, were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City.

3. www.history.com › topics › gay-rights1969 Stonewall Riots - Origins, Timeline & Leaders | HISTORY

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   May 31, 2017 · Learn about the 1969 Stonewall Riots, a pivotal event in the history of LGBT rights in the U.S. and around the world. Find out how police raids, Mafia control, and community resistance shaped the uprising and its legacy.

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5. www.britannica.com › event › Stonewall-riotsStonewall riots | Definition, Significance, & Facts | Britannica

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   Jun 22, 2024 · Stonewall riots, series of violent confrontations that began in the early hours of June 28, 1969, between police and gay rights activists outside the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in the Greenwich Village section of New York City. As the riots progressed, an international gay rights movement was born.

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   Learn how the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City, became the site of a historic uprising against police brutality and discrimination in 1969. Explore the key events, figures and legacy of the Stonewall riots that sparked the LGBTQ rights movement.

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7. www.pbs.org › newshour › politicsWATCH: Biden speaks at opening of Stonewall visitor center ...

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   1 day ago · The original Stonewall Inn closed soon after the raid. A new version of the bar has occupied one of the two buildings since the 1990s, but the space that’s now the visitor center was adapted to ...

8. www.bbc.com › news › world-us-canada-48643756Stonewall: A riot that changed millions of lives - BBC

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   Jun 17, 2019 · Stonewall has been described as the Rosa Parks moment for gay rights. And just as Ms Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Alabama to a white man had the effect of animating...

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   Is Stonewall a charity?

   • Stonewall (officially Stonewall Equality Limited) is an LGBT rights charity in the United Kingdom, founded in 1989 and named after the Stonewall Inn because of the Stonewall riots. The Stonewall Awards is an annual event the charity has held since 2006 to recognize people who have affected the lives of British lesbian, gay, and bisexual people.

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   What were the Stonewall riots?

   • The Stonewall riots, also known as the Stonewall uprising, Stonewall rebellion, or simply Stonewall, were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City.

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   Why is the Stonewall Inn a riot?

   • Stonewall Inn is draped with a sign declaring "Pride is a riot!" — a reminder the first Pride began with the Stonewall Riots of 1969 and ushered in the LGBTQ rights movement. What was the Stonewall uprising? A June 1969 police raid of the New York bar erupted into a days-long rebellion that lit a fire under the fight for LGBTQ rights.

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   What was the Stonewall Rebellion?

   • Patrons and onlookers fought back—and the days-long melee that ensued, characterized then as a riot and now known as the Stonewall Rebellion, helped spark the modern LGBTQ civil rights movement. Each June, Pride Month honors the history of Stonewall with parades and events.

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   What is the Stonewall Inn?

   • The Stonewall Inn, Greenwich Village, New York City. Stonewall soon became a symbol of resistance to social and political discrimination that would inspire solidarity among homosexual groups for decades.

   Stonewall riots | Definition, Significance, & Facts | Britannica

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   How did Stonewall affect the Civil Rights Movement?

   • And just as Ms Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Alabama to a white man had the effect of animating the civil rights movement 14 years before, so Stonewall electrified the push for gay equality. In 1960s America, gays and lesbians were effectively outlaws, living in secrecy and fear.

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10. www.nationalgeographic.com › history › articleHow the Stonewall uprising ignited the pride movement

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    Jun 1, 2023 · Learn how a 1969 police raid of a gay bar in New York ignited a days-long rebellion that changed the course of history for LGBTQ people. Explore the context, the events, and the legacy of the Stonewall uprising and its impact on Pride Month.