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The crowd attempts to impede police arrests outside the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village
The crowd attempts to impede police arrests outside the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village Source: New York Daily News

On 28 June 1969 in New York, a group of LGBTIQ+ locals decided to stand up to police abuse at the city's now-legendary Stonewall Inn, sparking a global rights movement.

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On 28 June 1969 in New York, a group of LGBTIQ+ locals decided to stand up to police abuse at the city's now-legendary Stonewall Inn, sparking a global rights movement.

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