Obama moves to name Stonewall Inn, site of gay riots against police, a national monument
English: , site of the 1969 , New York City, USA On the Window: „We homosexuals plead with our people to please help maintain peaceful and quiet conduct on the streets of the Village—Mattachine“ (Source: David Carter: Stonewall: The Riots that Sparked the Gay Revolution, St. Martin's Press, 2004, ISBN 0-312-34269-1, S. 143) (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) President Obama has taken the first step to name the scene of an famous riot by homosexuals against police, the Stonewall Inn , a national monument. The president plans to kick off June, LGBT Pride Month , by preserving the area around the Greenwich Village, New York , tavern as a site for future generations to revere as the birthplace of the modern LGBT political movement. Brian Sullivan, a former bartender at the establishment, greeted the news with joy, saying, “This is the Mecca; it's where it all started." The Stonewall Riots broke out after New York police raided the establishment, which was being run at t...