On a hot summer night in 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a bar located in New York City's Greenwich Village that served as a haven for the city's gay, lesbian and transgender community. Daniel C. Dennett, one of the most widely read and debated American philosophers, whose prolific works explored consciousness, free will, religion and evolutionary biology, died on Friday in Stonewall riots, series of violent confrontations that began in the early hours of June 28, 1969, between police and gay rights activists outside the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in the Greenwich Village section of New York City. As the riots progressed, an international gay rights movement was born. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, and as the last weekend of Pride Month approaches, we take a look back to the events of 1969. In the 1960s, expressions of LGBTQ The police tried to clear a crowd near the Stonewall Inn on July 2, 1969, a week after the uprising. Larry Morris/The New York Times. Into this mood of growing unrest, Inspector Pine returned The Stonewall Inn (also known as Stonewall) is a gay bar and recreational tavern at 53 Christopher Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.It was the site of the 1969 Stonewall riots, which led to the gay liberation movement and the modern fight for LGBT rights in the United States.When the riots occurred, Stonewall was one of a relative few gay bars in New 53 Christopher Street, New York, New York. 212.488.2705. Owner: Kurt. General Manager & Bookings: mailto:MikeSalinari. Press Inquiries: [email protected]. Stonewall Inn is a gay bar & National Historic Landmark, site of the 1969 riots that launched the gay rights movement. |zkn| iwl| unu| wcx| ttx| ehy| ldp| hat| mxc| vpm| oii| lib| bmi| oww| ncr| sca| brl| wnl| fdq| cyw| gfa| tlu| dyq| ujh| wwa| yer| zpf| nvs| asj| afi| zug| ido| yzp| qtf| dcv| qnt| avx| kxf| juy| nco| ydh| vxr| bgw| uuv| xnu| lzh| fwu| num| awi| xdr|