“Riot” has meant uncontrolled extravagance, laughter, and civil disorder. For Stonewall and other uprisings, it’s a label some would like to avoid.
This week marks the 50th anniversary of an incident that many contend gave rise to the modern gay rights movement: the unrest that erupted on June 28, 1969, when New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village. The resistance to the police crackdown inspired activists to mobilize, propelling the gay liberation movement.
But a half-century on, a debate continues over what to call this consequential event. Most frequently it has been called “the Stonewall riot” (or “riots,”...
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