LinkLinks WTOP: From Stonewall to the White House: the LGBTQ+ rights movement in DC By Editor On Jun 28, 2019 Last updated Jun 28, 2019 24 Share New York City police raided Stonewall Inn around 1:20 a.m. on Saturday, June 28, 1969. Same-sex sexual activity between consenting adults was illegal in New York. So was cross-dressing. Within hours, hundreds of drag queens, transgender people and other members of the LGBTQ+ community took to the streets in the Stonewall riots to call for their right to assemble and live in their truth. 24 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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