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The Stonewall riots (also known as the Stonewall uprising, Stonewall rebellion, Stonewall revolution, [3] or simply Stonewall) were a series of spontaneous riots and demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City.
Although the Stonewall riots (also called the Stonewall uprising) on June 28, 1969, are generally considered the impetus of the modern gay liberation movement, [1] [2] a number of demonstrations of civil resistance took place prior to that date.
The Stonewall riots (also known as the Stonewall uprising, Stonewall rebellion, Stonewall revolution, [57] or simply Stonewall) were a series of spontaneous riots and demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City.
The Stonewall Inn in the gay village of Greenwich Village, Manhattan, site of the June 28, 1969 Stonewall riots, the cradle of the modern LGBTQ rights movement. [1] [2] [3] This is a timeline of notable events in the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community in the United States.
Marsha P. Johnson (August 24, 1945 – July 6, 1992) was an American gay liberation [6] [7] activist and self-identified drag queen. [8] [9] Known as an outspoken advocate for gay rights, Johnson was one of the prominent figures in the Stonewall uprising of 1969.
A 1970s gay liberation protest in Washington, D.C.. The first pride marches were held in four US cities in June 1970, one year after the riots at the Stonewall Inn. [3] The New York City march, promoted as "Christopher Street Liberation Day", alongside the parallel marches in Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, marked a watershed moment for LGBT rights. [4]
Stormé DeLarverie (c. December 24, 1920 – May 24, 2014) was an American woman known as the butch lesbian whose scuffle with police was, according to DeLarverie and many eyewitnesses, the spark that ignited the Stonewall uprising, spurring the crowd to action. [3]
In 2018, Happy Birthday, Marsha! a short film about Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson, set in the hours before the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City, was released. [56] A large, painted mural depicting Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson went on display in Dallas, Texas, in 2019 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots.