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From Post-War to Stonewall – Part III: Two LGBTQIA+ Uprisings That Preceded Stonewall — Kuir - Culture and Inspiration Cuir

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Two Riots That Preceded Stonewall In this third article in the series From Postwar to Stonewall, I discuss two of the most important riots that preceded the 1969 Stonewall Inn riot in New York City. Both riots took place in coffee shops frequented by LGBTQIA+ people. The first, the Cooper Donuts riot, took place in May 1959 in downtown Los Angeles, California, and was one of the first known riots led by LGBTQIA+ people against police oppression.…
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Two Riots That Preceded Stonewall In this third article in the series From Postwar to Stonewall, I discuss two of the most important riots that preceded the 1969 Stonewall Inn riot in New York City. Both riots took place in coffee shops frequented by LGBTQIA+ people. The first, the Cooper Donuts riot, took place in May 1959 in downtown Los Angeles, California, and was one of the first known riots led by LGBTQIA+ people against police oppression.…

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kuircuir.pt broke the news in on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
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