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Q: Who started the stonewall riots?
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When did Stonewall riots happen?

Stonewall riots happened in 1969.


How did the gay liberation start?

It started on June 28, 1969, in response to the Stonewall Riots.


In what city did the Stonewall riots occur?

New York


What in history happen June 28 1969?

The Stonewall riots.


When did the fight over gays and lesbian rights start in the us?

The gay rights movement started (very quietly) in the 1950s. It began in earnest after the 1969 Stonewall Riots.


What is the real name real name of stonewall?

The word or name stonewall can refer to more than "Stonewall" Jackson. It can also refer the the Stonewall Riots. This is badly worded question, but the questions themselves apparently cannot be edited.


When was the first gay rights protest?

June 28, 1969, the day of the Stonewall Riots.


How did gay rights get publicised?

They first hit the public eye in 1969 after the Stonewall riots.


The Stonewall riots in 1969 marked the beginning of?

the gay rights movement in the United States


What was an effect of the stonewall riots in new?

The Stonewall riots, where gay people fought back against police harassment, were the start of the gay liberation movement in America and around the world. These riots were followed by gay liberation marches that over the years turned into gay pride marches. they began a larger movement for gay rights


How do you start off a gay rights movement essay?

The best place to start would be the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York. Or you may want to look at very early gay rights movements from the 19th century.


What started gay rights in America?

The Stonewall riots started gay rights in America. At 1:20 in the morning on Saturday, June 28, 1969, four plainclothes policemen in dark suits, two patrol officers in uniform, and Detective Charles Smythe and Deputy Inspector Seymour Pine arrived at the Stonewall Inn's double doors and announced "Police! We're taking the place!" The rest is history.