305: Stonewall National Monument’s Uprising. Ft. LGBTQ Outdoors.

National Park After Dark

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True Crime, Places & Travel, Wilderness, Society & Culture, Sports

4.8 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Today we are joined by the Founder of LGBTQ Outdoors, Justin Yoder, as we tell the story of Marsha P. Johnson and the Stonewall Uprising. In the early hours of June 28, 1969, a police raid on the Stonewall Inn ignited a rebellion that would change history. The Stonewall Uprising became the catalyst to a nationwide LGBTQ rights movement. At the heart of this moment was Marsha P. Johnson, a Black trans activist, drag queen, and revolutionary who became a symbol of resilience and joy in the face of injustice.

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0:00.0	In the early hours of June 28, 1969, the streets of Greenwich Village, New York City,
0:08.8	normally alive with music and nightlife, crackled with tension.
0:12.9	Outside the Stonewall Inn, a well-known refuge for the LGBTQ community, a routine police raid
0:18.8	took an unexpected turn.
0:21.1	These raids were common, often marked by harassment and humiliation, but this time the
0:26.3	community fought back.
0:28.3	As police officers dragged patrons into the streets, swinging their batons and fists,
0:33.5	attempting to make arrests, the crowds pushed back.
0:36.6	Trash cans and cars were set on fire, and bottles were hurled against the pavement.
0:41.4	Some wielded their handbags as weapons to fight back.
0:44.6	Others kissed in the streets in defiance.
0:46.6	The usual quiet compliance that marked so many raids previously gave way to resistance.
0:53.4	Bargoers, drag queens, transgender women, and unhoused
0:56.8	LGBTQ people so often targeted and silenced, linked arms and raised their voices, shouting,
1:03.8	liberate this bar. In the midst of the chaos, one trans woman stood out, dressed in bright
1:10.0	colors and sparkling rhinestones, she
1:12.4	calmly bent down and picked up a shard of broken mirror. As she held it up, she looked back at her
1:18.0	reflection and carefully touched up a smudge in her lipstick. Then, with a knowing smile, she said,
1:24.8	Thank God the revolution has begun, honey.
1:30.7	Welcome to National Park After Dark.
1:59.2	Welcome to National Park After Dark and happy Pride Month.
2:01.5	Happy Pride Month, everybody. I'm Cassie.
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