Hailed as the start of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, the Stonewall Riots took place at New York City’s Stonewall Inn fifty-six years ago this month. On June 28, 1969, police attempted to arrest ...

The Stonewall riots of 1969, which gave rise to the modern LGBTQ rights movement, rest on one unequivocal historical fact: On the night of June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn ...

Carline Jean/ Sentinel) People attending the 25th Annual Stonewall parade and street festival in Wilton Manors on Saturday, June 14, 2025. The festival is held in honor of the Stonewall Riots of June ...

Was there a first brick? Does it matter? Historians of the Stonewall Riots talk about what we know about the historic LGBT protests in late June 1969—and their continued mystery. Former Commerce ...

Father’s Day weekend is also the celebration of Stonewall Pride, an event that commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Riots and the ...

At TIME’s request, the Oxford English Dictionary did an analysis of the language that is most commonly used in online news sources to describe Stonewall. Today, riots is most popular ...

Today marks the 54th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, a defining moment in LGBTQ+ history that continues to inspire and shape the fight for equal rights. The precursor to the contemporary Pride ...

Trans people fought police alongside gays and lesbians after a 1969 raid on the Stonewall Inn. A government website now tells ...

Here's a look at why it is celebrated. The Stonewall Riots, also known as the Stonewall Uprising, occurred in the summer of 1969. The incident happened in New York City on June 28, 1969 after ...

DENVER — The LGBTQ+ community has seen many changes in the United States since June 28,1969, when New York City Police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club in Greenwich Village in New York City.

open image in gallery The Stonewall riots of 1969 are widely considered to be the single most important event leading to the modern US gay rights movement (Rex) As the protesters broke in and the ...