It was handed to him with instructions by his friend Marty as chaos unfolded outside the Stonewall Inn, the police being pelted ... runaway teenagers and drag queens - were thrown out on to ...

The Stonewall Riot of 1969 saw drag queens, most notably Marsha P Johnson, protest against police raids on gay bars in New York City and led to the creation of the Gay Liberation Front.

Stonewall sparked demonstrations throughout the city over the next six nights. An uprising ... to call the police on their patrons. That night, everyone had had enough. The drag queen, whose ...

“I was no one, nobody, from Nowheresville until I became a drag queen ... The Stonewall Inn was a gay club in Greenwich that was raided by police, which caused the uprising.

Once a safe haven where the city's homosexuals could drink and dance free from harassment, the site fell into disrepair following the riots. Today, Stonewall Inn is open once again, for a drink ...

The Stonewall National Monument Visitor Centre has opened, commemorating the 55th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising ... butch lesbians, drag queens, street queens, transgender women of ...

Once a safe haven where the city's homosexuals could drink and dance free from harassment, the site fell into disrepair following the riots. Today, Stonewall Inn is open once again, for a drink ...