Obama Commemorates Legacy Of Stonewall Riots
During a speech commemorating the work of LGBT leaders, President Barack Obama touched upon the legacy of the Stonewall Riots, a touchstone of the gay liberation movement in which gays and lesbians demonstrated against a police raid of a well known gay club. According to Obama, the effects of the riots can still be felt in activism today (0:26)
June 29, 2009
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June 29th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
Lol it was the Drag Queens silly. They are the ones who mostly fought back at Stonewall.