The Stonewall Uprising, began in the early hours of June 28, 1969, when New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club located in Greenwich Village, Manhattan in New York City. The raid sparked a riot among bar patrons and neighborhood residents as police roughly hauled employees and patrons out of the bar, leading to six days of protests and violent clashes with law enforcement outside the bar on Christopher Street, in neighboring streets, and nearby Christopher Park.
The uprising catalyzed a movement for equal treatment under the law of members of the LGBTQIA community rights in the U.S. and around the world.
Two trans women Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera are well-known for their heroic acts throughout the uprising. By resisting arrest and advocating for their fellow citizens, both Rivera and Johnson lived lives of activism on behalf of the LGBTQIA community.
