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The Stonewall Riots marked the beginning of the gay liberation movement that has transformed the oppression of gays and lesbians into calls for pride and action. In the past twenty-five years we have all been witness to an astonishing flowering of gay culture that has changed this country and beyond, forever.
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The online edition of a Columbia University Libraries general exhibition on gay and lesbian history and culture, held from May 25 to September 17, 1994 in conjunction with the international celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the 'Stonewall Riots' in New York City. ... Cases 1-2; The Stonewall Riots, 1969...
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The Stonewall Riots - 1969 — A Turning Point in the Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Liberation ... when the night of the Stonewall Riots came along, just everything came together at that one moment. People often ask what was special about that night ... There was no one thing special about it.
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www.socialistalternative.com/literature/stonewall.html
www.socialistalternative.com/literature/stonewall.html
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The birth of the Gay Pride Movement was not without controversy, however, and there continue to be debates about what actually occurred during the riots. Nevertheless, the Stonewall "Rebellion" indisputably holds an honored, if contentious, place in glbtq mythology and history.
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www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/stonewall_riots.html
www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/stonewall_riots.html
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This Sunday, June 28, will mark the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, the event largely regarded as a catalyst for the LGBT movement for civil rights in the United States. ... The Stonewall riots inspired LGBT people throughout the country to organize in support of gay rights, and within two years after the riots,
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www.civilrights.org/archives/2009/06/449-stonewall.html
www.civilrights.org/archives/2009/06/449-stonewall.html
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The Stonewall Riots were a turning point in the struggle for homosexual equality. Yet last year's brutal murder of 21-year-old US student Matthew Shepard, and the British government's unwillingness to implement promised reform, indicate how far there is to go.
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www.socialismtoday.org/40/stonewall40.html
www.socialismtoday.org/40/stonewall40.html
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According to one historian, at the time of Stonewall there were fifty to sixty gay groups here in the country. A year later, there were at least 1,500. Within two years, there were 2,500. One of the most significant groups, the Gay Liberation Front, was formed immediately after the Stonewall riots.
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www.democracynow.org/2009/6/26/stonewall_riots_40th_ann...
www.democracynow.org/2009/6/26/stonewall_riots_40th_anniversary_a_look
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The Stonewall Tavern was a bar in Greenwich Village where gay people huddled together to find friends and lovers in a hostile country on a hostile planet. It was a hang-out for everyone from macho bikers to drag queens making the pilgrimage ... Read More: Gay Rights, Homosexuality, Stonewall, Stonewall Riots, World News...
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www.huffingtonpost.com/johann-hari/the-stonewall-riots-...
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