Interesting take on rioting and its political outcomes The modern gay-rights movement may have won many of its recent victories at the ballot box and in the courthouse, but it was born out of an act of violent desperation when a 1969 raid a New York City gay bar, the Stonewall Inn, turned into a riot as crowds attacked the police. Today, its June 28 anniversary is celebrated annually as Gay Pride Day, and President Obama in his second inaugural speech hailed Stonewall — along with Seneca Falls (birthplace of the movement for womens rights) and civil rights marches in Selma — as milestones on Americas journey to realize the dream of equality.
Posted on: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 14:45:30 +0000
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