Today in Gay History: Stonewall Riots

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
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More Gay Rights History: The Mattachine Society
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