Eli Rosenberg (June 24, 2016). "Stonewall Inn Named National Monument, a First for the Gay Rights Movement". The New York Times . Retrieved June 24, 2016. Homophile organizations—as homosexual groups self-identified in this era—grew in number and spread to the East Coast. Gradually, members of these organizations grew bolder. Frank Kameny founded the Mattachine of Washington, D.C. He had been fired from the US Army Map Service for being a homosexual and sued unsuccessfully to be reinstated. Kameny wrote that homosexuals were no different from heterosexuals, often aiming his efforts at mental health professionals, some of whom attended Mattachine and DOB meetings telling members they were abnormal. [36] In late 1969, a few months after the uprising, the Stonewall Inn closed. [ citation needed] In 1972, [ citation needed] it reopened at 211 22nd Street in Miami Beach, Florida. [22] In May 1973, two patrons of that venue filed a lawsuit against the local police chief, asserting malicious harassment. [23] The Miami Beach location (reported as "Stonewall Discotheque") burned down shortly before 7:00 a.m. on March 2, 1974. [22] Arson was suspected. [24] On June 24, 2016, President Obama designated the Stonewall Inn as part of the " Stonewall National Monument" (video). a b Fosburgh, Lacey (June 29, 1970). "Thousands of Homosexuals Hold A Protest Rally in Central Park". The New York Times, p. 1.

The 1995 movie Stonewall, directed by Nigel Finch, is loosely based on the incidents leading up to the Stonewall riots.

Aswad, Jem (December 31, 2018). "Madonna Gives Surprise New Year's Eve Performance at Stonewall Inn". Variety . Retrieved October 30, 2022. Franklin Kameny, “Stonewall: Myth, Magic and Mobilization,” Public Radio International, 1994. [source of pull quote] Truscott, Lucian (July 3, 1969). "Gay Power Comes to Sheridan Square". The Village Voice. p.1 . Retrieved June 20, 2010.

a b Boyd, Nan Alamilla (2004). "San Francisco" in the Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered History in America, Ed. Marc Stein. Vol. 3. Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 71–78. a b National Park Service (2008). "Workforce Diversity: The Stonewall Inn, National Historic Landmark National Register Number: 99000562". US Department of Interior . Retrieved December 30, 2008. Main article: Stonewall National Monument A banner hanging from the top of the building the day after President Obama announced creation of the Stonewall National Monument Plaque commemorating the Stonewall Riots The events that took place that week at the Stonewall Inn led to the formation of some of the first radical gay activist groups in the U.S., such as the Gay Liberation Front and Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR). A year later, the first Christopher Street Liberation Day was held—a commemorative event consisting of a march from Greenwich Village to the Sheep Meadow in New York's Central Park. This became the inspiration and template for gay pride parades in the United States and in many other countries. [21] After the riots [ edit ] Stonewall Miami Beach before the fireMultiple accounts of the riot assert that there was no pre-existing organization or apparent cause for the demonstration; what ensued was spontaneous. [note 5] Michael Fader explained: [93] The buildings are both part of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission's Greenwich Village Historic District, designated in April 1969. The buildings and surrounding area have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1999 and named a National Historic Landmark in 2000. [6] They were the first LGBTQ-associated properties listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places and were the first LGBTQ National Historic Landmarks. [5] On June 23, 2015, the Stonewall Inn became the first landmark in New York City to be recognized by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission on the basis of its status in LGBT history, [7] and on June 24, 2016, the Stonewall National Monument was named the first U.S. National Monument dedicated to the LGBTQ-rights movement. [8] [9] [10] [11] Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019 was the largest international Pride celebration in history, produced by Heritage of Pride and enhanced through a partnership with the I ❤ NY program's LGBT division, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, with 150,000 participants and five million spectators attending in Manhattan alone. [12] Early history [ edit ]

Madonna gave a surprise performance at Stonewall Inn on December 31, 2018; she had been named an "ambassador" for the 50th anniversary celebrations in 2019. [41] Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising". YouTube. Eyewitness News ABC7NY. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021.

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Workforce Diversity The Stonewall Inn, National Historic Landmark National Register Number: 99000562". National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior . Retrieved May 1, 2011.

There is still so much left to achieve, donate today to help us make our hopes for the future a reality Over the past 30 years we’ve made a big difference to the lives of LGBT people here and around the world. In the UK, the LGBT movement has won employment rights. Parenting rights. Partnership rights. An equal age of consent. The exact breakdown of who did what first remains unclear—in part because this was long before the smartphone era and there was minimal documentation of the night's events.

The Story of the Stonewall Riots

The epidemic raised the visibility of the gay community further as more and more people were forced to come out to family and friends, she said. The Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street, interactive Google Street View image and map". Geographic.org/streetview . Retrieved June 27, 2016.