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Psychologist Gil Horowitz witnessed the beginning of the Stonewall Riots, a series of demonstrations by the gay community against a police raid that occurred on June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, New York City. “I didn’t intend to be involved…I saw up Christopher Street, watching police man-handling young people for no reason that I could see. I was offended…” Horowitz tried to write-down the badge number of a cop when he was arrested. At the precinct, he saw young homosexual men being beaten with nightsticks.

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Williamson Henderson, President of the Stonewall Veterans Association, describes his experience with the police raid that occurred on June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, New York City, which lead to the Stonewall Riots, a series of demonstrations by the gay community in response to that day. Henderson describes the anti-homosexual, brutal police treatment he experienced: “But what happened is that really charged up the crowd more…”–the Stonewall Rebellion is considered to be the most crucial event that sparked the gay liberation movement.

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Martin Duberman, author of “Stonewall,” remembers the event that catalyzed the modern gay rights movement. The Stonewall Riots on June 28, 1969 were a response to a police raid of the Stonewall Inn, the hub of New York City’s gay night scene. According to Duberman, “for some mysterious reason,” the riots became not only a symbol of resistance, but also a launching pad for a new era of gay rights activism.

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People involved in both the Stonewall Riots in 1969 and the first ever gay pride march in 1970 explain the importance of the march. They explain that the demonstration, beginning on Christopher Street in New York City, helped to commemorate the riots and spark more political action in the gay community. Also, they remember the atmosphere of the historical protests, as well as the bravery and emotions that took over the streets of New York that day.

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Arthur Evans, co-founder of the Gay Activist Alliance, explains how the gay rights movement began in 1970, the year that the first gay pride parade occurred. Evans talks about the first gay rights group, known as the Gay Liberation Front, as well as the rebellions that were sparked from the original Stonewall Riots during 1969 in New York City. He also comments on the inspiration that gay people received after seeing how African-Americans were fighting to gain their own rights.

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People involved with the Stonewall Riots in June of 1969, including author David Carter, who wrote a book on the riots, explains the history-changing events of that night. Martin Boyce and Jerry Hoose give their firsthand accounts of how the events escalated with the police. They also explain the importance of the Stonewall Riots when it comes to sparking the beginning of the gay rights movement and the start of the first gay pride march.

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