a b c "Why Did the Mafia Own the Bar? | American Experience | PBS". www.pbs.org . Retrieved November 21, 2019. Stonewall (officially Stonewall Equality Limited) is an LGBT rights charity in the United Kingdom, founded in 1989 and named after the Stonewall Inn because of the Stonewall riots. The Stonewall Awards is an annual event the charity has held since 2006 to recognize people who have affected the lives of British lesbian, gay, and bisexual people. Nakamura, David; Eilperin, Juliet (June 24, 2016). "With Stonewall, Obama designates first national monument to gay rights movement". Washington Post . Retrieved June 24, 2016. Eskow, Dennis (June 29, 1969). "4 Policemen Hurt in 'Village' Raid: Melee Near Sheridan Square Follows Action at Bar". The New York Times. p.33. (subscription required)

Stonewall Inn was registered as a type of private “bottle bar,” which did not require a liquor license because patrons were supposed to bring their own liquor. Club attendees had to sign their names in a book upon entry to maintain the club’s false exclusivity. The Genovese family bribed New York’s Sixth Police Precinct to ignore the activities occurring within the club.David K. Johnson (2004). The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government. University of Chicago Press, pp. 101–102, 114–115 ISBN 0226404811 US National Park Service (October 17, 2016). "Civil Rights at Stonewall National Monument". US Department of the Interior . Retrieved August 6, 2017. ; "Obama inaugural speech references Stonewall gay-rights riots". Archived from the original on May 30, 2013 . Retrieved January 21, 2013. A year after the uprising, to mark the anniversary on June28, 1970, the first gay pride marches took place in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco. [11] Within a few years, gay rights organizations were founded across the US and the world. Today, LGBT Pride events are held annually worldwide in June in honor of the Stonewall riots. O'Leary was referring to the Lavender Menace, an appellation by second-wave feminist Betty Friedan based on attempts by members of the National Organization for Women (NOW) to distance themselves from the perception of NOW as a haven for lesbians. As part of this process, Rita Mae Brown and other lesbians who had been active in NOW were forced out. They staged a protest in 1970 at the Second Congress to Unite Women and earned the support of many NOW members, finally gaining full acceptance in 1971. [172] The 2015 movie Stonewall, directed by Roland Emmerich, is a coming-of-age drama focused on a fictional, young gay male protagonist. It takes place during the time shortly before and during the 1969 riots. It stars Jeremy Irvine, Jonny Beauchamp, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ron Perlman, and Caleb Landry Jones. [39]

Stonewall Uprising (2010), a documentary using archival footage, photographs, documents, and witness statements Paris names squares and streets for LGBTQ icons | CNN Travel". Cnn.com. 2019 . Retrieved July 3, 2019. Police Again Rout Village Youths: Outbreak by 400 Follows a Near-Riot Over Raid". The New York Times. June 30, 1969. p.22. (subscription required) The Beautiful Room is Empty (1988), a semi-autobiographical novel by Edmund White concludes with White's first-hand account of unintentionally encountering The Stonewall Riots. [37]

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