As we enter Pride Month, many celebrate by hosing a party, attending a parade, or participating activism. On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in New York City’s Greenwich Village. As the police became violent, patrons of Stonewall along with others in the neighborhood began to fight back, finally fed up with the continual harassment by authorities there and around the country.
The riots—or uprising, as most prefer—lasted three days, and ultimately marked the beginning of the gay rights movement. Organizations such as the Gay Liberation Front and the Gay Activists Alliance were formed a