The Stonewall Riots: How the gay rights movement began

Gay rights movement: 2019 marks the 50th anniversary since the Stonewall Riots would turn New York City's Greenwich Village into the birthplace of the pride revolution.

On June 28, 1969 a police raid on a queer-friendly tavern, and anti-LGBT sentiment in reports that followed the arrests, would result in three straight nights of protests, which grew into a global gay rights movement.

While there are countries around the globe that have become champions for the protection of LGBT citizens, the fight to pass on the lessons learned from the Stonewall Riots continues in many other nations.

Nick Logan explores how the Stonewall Riots changed the lives of generations of LGBT people and what work is left to be done.

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