The Stonewall Riots were an outbreak of violent protest against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969. The riots broke out at a popular gay bar in Greenwich Village, New York. This is often known as the first time in American history gay and lesbians fought back in response to homosexual persecution. The Stonewall riots marked the start of the modern gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.
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