On Friday evening, June 27, 1969, the New York City tactical police force raided a popular Greenwich Village gay bar, the Stonewall Inn. Raids were not unusual in 1969; in fact, they were conducted regularly without much resistance. However, that night the street erupted into violent protest as the crowds in the bar fought back. The backlash and several nights of protest that followed have come to be known as the Stonewall Riots.
Prior to that summer there was little public expression of the lives and experiences of gays and lesbians. The Stonewall Riots marked the beginning of the gay liberation movement that has transformed the oppression of gays and lesbians into calls for pride and action. In the past forty years we have all been witness to an astonishing flowering of gay culture that has changed this country and beyond, forever.
i am here because of stonewall. i can dance with my man, i can hold his hand because the stones that were thrown only provided the motivation for queens like me to sit on a throne. pay homage. change for one is change for all.
I Agree! Thats awesome that you can see that and share it with others, keep up the love.
ReplyDeleteKudos! I've passed Stonewall time and time again, and have never known the history behind that place. This is definitely a great story. And because of it my man and I can do the same. The strength of those people from that night lives still into this very day!
ReplyDeletei am so thankful for those drag queens who started the revolution!!!!
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