Tue, Jun 23, 2020
As the 1960s dawned, LGBTQ activists began to voice frustration with the gradual approach to civil rights advocated by groups like the Mattachine Society. If LGBTQ people wanted to make real progress, they concluded, they would need to take direct action starting with tactics shared with the Black civil rights movement.
Tue, Jun 30, 2020
Resistance at restaurants in San Francisco and Philadelphia showcased the building tension as trans activists challenged long-standing policies of discrimination. But leading gay rights groups continued to stress a calm, non confrontational approach to reform. That all changed in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, when police raided the Stonewall Inn.