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Jun 28, 2019 · Robert Bryan joined the crowd outside the Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969, when a police raid took an unexpected turn. Here’s what they had to say. What was the Stonewall Inn? The Stonewall...
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 the civil...
Jun 27, 2019 · There had been previous riots in the U.S. involving gays and lesbians fed up with routine harassment, but Stonewall, erupting when it did amid protests over the Vietnam War and civil rights and gender equality, marked a decisive break from the more passive sexual-orientation politics of the day, said Bronski, who has written extensively on ...
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Jun 25, 2019 · The Stonewall riots were the first step that would pave the way for the future of LGBTI people rights. The people who organized the protests became examples that would embolden people around the world to resist bigotry and embrace diversity.
Jun 17, 2019 · When half a dozen police officers raided a Mafia-run gay bar on a hot New York night 50 years ago, little did they know their actions would spark a movement that reshaped the lives of generations...
May 31, 2017 · What Happened at the Stonewall Riots? A Timeline of the 1969 Uprising. The June 1969 riots at New York City's Stonewall Inn marked a raucous turning point in the fight for LGBTQ rights.
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Jun 25, 2019 · Fifty years after the Stonewall riots, Cameron Laux looks at their cultural legacy. How have writers, artists and film-makers channelled the spirit of the protest in the decades since?
