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By Ramon Johnson, About.com Guide to Gay Life since 2002

Today in Gay History: Stonewall Riots

Tuesday June 27, 2006
On June 27, 1969, New York's Greenwich Village saw the beginning of the gay rights movement. Gay bar patrons fed up with harassment from police began a riot, which is known today as the Stonewall Riots.

First Gay Rights Demonstration: Demonstration at Independence Hall
Gay Liberation: Gay Sex in the 70s
More Gay Rights History: The Mattachine Society
Support: Top 10 Ways To Support Gay Rights

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