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Crime History: Stonewall riots spark gay rights movement

By Scott McCabe
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Crime History: Stonewall riots spark gay rights movement

On this day, June 28, in 1969, the Stonewall Riots began in New York City, considered the inspiration of the gay rights movement.

The Stonewall Inn was a gay bar in Greenwich Village. Police raided the place, claiming it was selling alcohol without a license and being used by its Mafia-backed owner to blackmail gay patrons who worked on Wall Street.

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