Stonewall riots
Pride movement's catalyst
The Stonewall riots were a series of violent clashes between police and patrons of the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City, in June 1969.
The uprising is widely considered the catalyst for the modern LGBTQ rights movement.
Annual Pride celebrations worldwide commemorate the anniversary: The march honors the Stonewall riots.
Satisfaction from one's achievements
- gayAttracted to same sex
- lesbianWoman desiring women
- transgenderGender differs from assignment
- queerUnusual or non-normative
drag queens · Christopher Street · gay rights · LGBT history · coming out · queer liberation · gender nonconforming · Daughters of Bilitis
Notable event marking progress
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
- catalystAgent enabling change
- landmarkNotable point of reference
anniversary · commemoration · Pride Month · historical · pivotal · foundation · origins · breakthrough
Defiance of established power
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- backlashStrong negative reaction
police raid · resistance · bottles · bricks · barricade · street fighting · six days · spontaneous
pride
Satisfaction from one's achievements
- gayAttracted to same sex
- lesbianWoman desiring women
- transgenderGender differs from assignment
queer · drag queens · Christopher Street · gay rights · LGBT history · coming out · queer liberation · gender nonconforming · Daughters of Bilitis · gay bar
milestone
Notable event marking progress
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
- catalystAgent enabling change
landmark · anniversary · commemoration · Pride Month · historical · pivotal · foundation · origins · breakthrough · civil rights
rebellion
Defiance of established power
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
police raid · backlash · resistance · bottles · bricks · barricade · street fighting · six days · spontaneous · eruption
- Sixtieshippies, Beatles, Woodstock, Vietnam War, JFK
- LGBTQgay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer
- 1969Apollo 11, moon landing, Woodstock, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin
- Gay Culturerainbow flag, coming out, gay bar, drag queen, Castro
- LGBTQ historygay liberation, Harvey Milk, pride movement, gay rights movement, Daughters of Bilitis
- protestsprotest, demonstration, protest march, demonstrations, rallies
Stonewall riotsacquiescence
Unresisting acceptance
submission · passive resistance · nonviolent protest · compliance · civil disobedience
Stonewall riotssodomy laws
Statutes criminalizing particular sexual behaviors
conversion therapy · Defense of Marriage Act · Daughters of Bilitis · bathroom bills
Stonewall riotspolice raid
crackdown · mass arrest · law and order · compliance · dispersal