When police vans pulled up and the officers began roughly loading the patrons inside, a crowd gathered. Female officers patted down the women to determine if they were dressed in drag. It began as harassment as usual for the group of New York’s LGBT citizens when a group of police officers stormed the bars full of patrons, separating the men from the women. There is no greater moment than when a group of oppressed people finally stands up and says, “no more.” In New York City, on June 28, 1969, that moment finally arrived for the patrons of the Stonewall Inn.
2019 Chicago Pride Parade theme celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising
