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1 day ago · On June 28, 1969, people in a small, working-class gay bar in New York City rose up against police harassment. The Stonewall Rebellion marks the beginning of the modern queer movement and holds important lessons for us today. In 1969 to be gay, lesbian, or trans was illegal everywhere but in the state of Illinois.
20 hours ago · A watershed moment in queer history, the rebellion catapulted the LGBTQ+ liberation movement to the global stage and permanently enshrined Stonewall as a queer landmark. Former President Barack Obama made things official when he designated Stonewall as a National Monument in 2016.
5 days ago · Amidst the historic backdrop of Greenwich Village, the iconic Stonewall Inn occupied two adjoining storefronts at 51 and 53 Christopher Street and stood as a beacon of resilience on June 28, 1969, when the Stonewall Rebellion took place.
5 days ago · You may have heard this event referred to as the Stonewall Riots, but activists and members of the Stonewall Veterans Association prefer it be called an uprising or rebellion because “riot” was a term used by the police and media to justify force and police brutality.
4 days ago · Nearly every sign and chant in the Queer Liberation March, held in New York City on June 30, was in support of Palestine and against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The march, organized by Reclaim Pride Coalition NYC since 2019 to reclaim the spirit of the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion, is held at the same time as the New York City Pride March.
3 days ago · The Stonewall Inn, the birthplace of the modern gay rights movement, survived the coronavirus pandemic and remains open as a space for all members of the LGBTQ+ community to live out the...
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5 days ago · And then, 55 long years later, three “bar patrons” stormed out of the museum telling onlookers about the ongoing police raid. Those outside tossed “bricks” made out of sponges at the hapless, overwhelmed and barricaded officers of the law. The museum furnished these bricks which read: “Stonewall Uprising HISTORY=PRIDE June 28, 1969.”
