On the morning of June 28, 1969, New York City Police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club located on New York City’s Christopher Street. This soon turned violent when police forces roughly dragged out the patrons and employees out of the bar. The police arrested the employees for serving liquor without a license, which was their reason for disturbing the peace, and forced multiple patrons into a police van. This unnecessary act sparked a riot, bringing together residents and bystanders as they threw bottles and rocks at the NYPD.
"I happened to see a friend of mine inside, a young fellow with no ID and he motioned to me like he wanted out. So naturally I tried to help him,” explains Raymond Castro, a patron who was inside the bar while the …show more content…
A typical protocol would include customers forced to line up to get their IDs checked while the lights were turned on. If patrons did not have their license with them like Castro’s friend, they would be arrested immediately. Another regulation they had was that nobody was allowed to be in a full drag costume and women should be wearing three pieces of feminine clothing. If any of these rules were not followed, it would end with their arrest. These raids occurred on average once a month for each …show more content…
Many supportive bystanders had spread awareness and the news of that day broke the wall of inequality. This was the turning point for all gay, lesbian, and transgender.
Exactly a year after the rebellion at the Stonewall Inn, June 28, 1969, the Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee held a march on the streets of New York to commemorate the anniversary of the Stonewall riots. LGBT people all across New York gathered outside the Stonewall Inn to celebrate the gay liberation movement.
“We propose that a demonstration be held annually on the last Saturday in June in New York City to commemorate the 1969 spontaneous demonstrations on Christopher Street and this demonstration be called CHRISTOPHER STREET LIBERATION DAY. No dress or age regulations shall be made for this demonstration,” states gay rights activist Craig Rodwell at a meeting attended by Eastern Regional Conference of Homophile Organizations and the Gay Liberation Front on November 2,
"I happened to see a friend of mine inside, a young fellow with no ID and he motioned to me like he wanted out. So naturally I tried to help him,” explains Raymond Castro, a patron who was inside the bar while the …show more content…
A typical protocol would include customers forced to line up to get their IDs checked while the lights were turned on. If patrons did not have their license with them like Castro’s friend, they would be arrested immediately. Another regulation they had was that nobody was allowed to be in a full drag costume and women should be wearing three pieces of feminine clothing. If any of these rules were not followed, it would end with their arrest. These raids occurred on average once a month for each …show more content…
Many supportive bystanders had spread awareness and the news of that day broke the wall of inequality. This was the turning point for all gay, lesbian, and transgender.
Exactly a year after the rebellion at the Stonewall Inn, June 28, 1969, the Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee held a march on the streets of New York to commemorate the anniversary of the Stonewall riots. LGBT people all across New York gathered outside the Stonewall Inn to celebrate the gay liberation movement.
“We propose that a demonstration be held annually on the last Saturday in June in New York City to commemorate the 1969 spontaneous demonstrations on Christopher Street and this demonstration be called CHRISTOPHER STREET LIBERATION DAY. No dress or age regulations shall be made for this demonstration,” states gay rights activist Craig Rodwell at a meeting attended by Eastern Regional Conference of Homophile Organizations and the Gay Liberation Front on November 2,