On June 28, 1969, a police raid on a queer-friendly tavern, and damning reports that followed the arrests, resulted in three straight nights of protests, which grew into a global gay rights movement. Nick Logan explores how the Stonewall Riots changed the lives of generations of LGBTQ people and what work is left to be done.
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