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Sexy gay men caught at clubs2/7/2024 In 1969, the Stonewall Inn at 51-53 Christopher Street was well-attended but not well-liked. What was it about the night of June 28, 1969, that was different than all the nights that came before it-and all the nights that have followed? The Stonewall Inn holds such an iconic place in gay history (and, as we saw when joyful New Yorkers gathered there to celebrate the passage of marriage equality legislation, it remains iconic today) that it can be hard to remember how unusual the incident was. It took a special combination of circumstances to spark the movement, circumstances that came together at the Stonewall Inn almost by accident-and would be hard to re-create afterward. And yet there were many incidents like the one at the Black Cat that failed to ignite widespread anger and protest. In the tumult of the civil rights movement, a confrontation on this turf was bound to happen. In the 1960s, more and more gay men and lesbians were frequenting such establishments, even though they were often targeted by law enforcement for raids and crackdowns. It's no accident that this movement was born in a bar.
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