![]() ![]() At one key moment, an officer hit a lesbian woman over the head as he forced her into a police vehicle. The crowd became increasingly agitated as events unfolded and people were aggressively manhandled. Angry patrons and neighborhood residents hung around outside of the bar, unhappy with the repeated persecution of gay people. 13 people were arrested in total, including three bar staff, three drag queens, and a lesbian. On June 28th, 1969 NYC Police raided the unlicensed Stonewall gay bar. It was rumored to have been run by the mafia, was gay-friendly, tolerant of drag queens and allowed dancing. Stonewall was a large bar in Greenwich Village NY. This act of protest eventually led to the establishment of the first ever LGBTQ rights movements in America and around the world. The infamous protest was the trigger to mobilize gay people and our allies. June 28th, 2017 marks the 48th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York.
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