The Stonewall Inn

In June of 1969, police raided The Stonewall Inn, a community gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village. But unlike in raids before, patrons took a stand for their rights and fought back against the unjust policing. The raid sparked The Stonewall Uprising: six days of protests that many consider the catalyst for the contemporary LGBTQ+ rights movement that continues to this day. Many of those involved in the clash—such as Stormé DeLarvarie, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera—would go on to become LGBTQ+ activists for decades to come. Today, The Stonewall Inn still operates as a bar and important center for New York City's LGBTQ+ community.