Stonewall riots

Stonewall riots
Part of events leading to Gay liberation and modern LGBTQ rights movement
DateJune 28 – July 3, 1969 (1969-06-28 – 1969-07-03)[2]
Location

40°44′02″N 74°00′08″W / 40.7338°N 74.0021°W / 40.7338; -74.0021
Caused by
  • Police raid on the Stonewall Inn (specifically)
  • General repression of LGBTQ rights (more broadly)
Goals
MethodsRioting, street protests
Parties to the civil conflict
New York Police Department
  • Tactical Patrol Force
  • Fourth Precinct
  • Fifth Precinct
  • Sixth Precinct
  • Ninth Precinct
  • Stonewall Inn patrons
  • and other sympathizers
Number
Day 1: 10 NYPD officers (inside the Inn)
Day 2: Multiple NYPD precincts
Day 1: 500–600 supporters outside
Day 2: ~1,000 supporters inside and outside

The Stonewall riots were a series of riots in New York City from 28 June to 6 July 1969. They happened after the New York City Police Department raided the Stonewall Inn, an LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) bar in Greenwich Village. That made many LGBT+ people protest being persecuted by the police. The riots are seen as the start of the Gay Rights Movement in the United States.

References

  1. ↑ Carter 2004, p. 162.
  2. ↑ Grudo, Gideon (June 15, 2019). "The Stonewall Riots: What Really Happened, What Didn't and What Became Myth". The Daily Beast.; "New-York Historical Society commemorates 50th anniversary of Stonewall Uprising with special exhibitions and programs". New-York Historical Society. April 23, 2019.; "Movies Under the Stars: Stonewall Uprising". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. June 26, 2019. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2019.




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