on June 24, 2016 in World News
Obama Designates Gay Bar As Latest National Monument
by Charlie Spiering President Barack Obama announced his decision to designate the site of the Stonewall Uprising for gay rights in New York City as a national monument. The Stonewall Inn was a gay bar that was raided by the New York City police department to enforce a law making it illegal to sell alcoholic drinks to homosexuals. Gay Americans rioted in response, organizing activists and rallies across the country in support of gay rights in America. In a YouTube video, Obama recalled the 1969 riots, praising the gay rights activists that reacted to the Stonewall arrests. “Stonewall will be… View Article
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