Cause And Effect Of The Stonewall Rebellion Of 1969

The Stonewall Rebellion of 1969 was a series of riots counteracting a violent police raid at Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, New York City, New York. Resulting from the years of mistreatment towards members of the LGBT community, the uprising was a work in progress that would heavily effect the way many viewed the community. The rebellion demonstrated the immense conflict between the LGBT community and the rest of society, setting the stage for future political and social compromises. The Stonewall Rebellion of 1969 had a significant effect on the United States socially, politically and religiously and was a catalyst for the future of the

United States’ Gay Rights Movement.

Mistreatment of the 20th Century

When the LGBT community began

The Stonewall Uprising

In the early morning of June 28th, 1969, the unthinkable finally occurred in the open community of Greenwich, Manhattan. Deputy Inspector Seymour Pine of Manhattan's First

Division of Public Morals had set two male and two female officers undercover in the bar on 13 the night of Friday, June 27th under suspicions of illegal dispensing of liquor. As Pine’s plan to 14 gather intel continued through the night and his two male officers returned, he anxiously awaited the return of the female officers. However, as time passed and Pine’s worry for the two officers began to grow, Pine could wait no longer and decided to directly raid the bar. At about 1:20 15

a.m., in the early morning of June 28th, 1969, the police raid on the Stonewall Inn had begun.

Once inside, the officers phoned in the incident to their precinct and requested backup. 16

As word of the raid spread within the club, many panicked customers sought their friends and an exit. Many feared losing their jobs, being outed, arrested, and paramount to that–their safety.

As the officers continued their arrests, the patrons of the Stonewall Inn were sneering and using profane language towards the officers, unsettled by the treatment towards their

As 22 the riots ensued after these arrests and the Tactical Police Force (TPF) of Manhattan arrived, hundreds of LGBT members in Greenwich Village continued to flood the streets, and resisted all attempts made by the police to calm the riots. Drag queens would line up along the street, shoulder to shoulder chanting things such as, “We are the Village Queens. We always wear blue jeans. We wear our hair in curls. Because we think we’re girls.” 23

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