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- Gay Liberation Front Newsletter, July-August 1969 - On June 28, 1969, New York police raided the Stonewall Inn--a gay club in Greenwich Village--and harassed, arrested, and maltreated its LGBTQ+ patrons. Police raids on LGBTQ+ bars were common, but this particular raid sparked a movement. These fliers evidence the fraught months following the Stonewall Uprising and the efforts of gay rights groups to organize and fight for equality.
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Gay Liberation Front Newsletter, July-August 1969
On June 28, 1969, New York police raided the Stonewall Inn--a gay club in Greenwich Village--and harassed, arrested, and maltreated its LGBTQ+ patrons. Police raids on LGBTQ+ bars were common, but this particular raid sparked a movement. These fliers evidence the fraught months following the Stonewall Uprising and the efforts of gay rights groups to organize and fight for equality.