Stonewall riots
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The Stonewall riots were a series of demonstrations by LGBT people in New York City in 1969 that erupted following a police raid on a gay bar called the Stonewall Inn. The protests are widely considered a pivotal moment that energized the modern LGBT rights movement and led to increased activism for equal rights and protections.
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1960s in Manhattan1969 in LGBTQ history1969 in New York City1969 riotsCounterculture of the 1960sGay liberationGreenwich VillageHistory of LGBTQ civil rights in the United StatesJune 1969 in the United StatesLaw enforcement operations against LGBTQ venuesLGBTQ civil rights demonstrations in the United StatesLGBTQ history in New York City