#48 The Stonewall Riots

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, Places & Travel

4.8 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2008

⏱️ 36 minutes

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It's the summer of 1969, and the police have raided the Stonewall, a popular gay bar in the West Village. Join us as we look at the raid, the riots, and their significance today.www.boweryboyspodcast.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/boweryboys

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0:00.0	Episode 48 of The Bowery Boys, The Stonewall Riots.
0:04.3	Hey, it's The Bowery Boys!
0:05.9	Hey!
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0:21.0	Hello there and welcome to The Bowery Boys. My name is Greg Young.
0:23.9	And I'm Tom Myers.
0:25.2	And we've got a provocative topic this week, I'd have to say.
0:28.3	I'd say it's pretty exciting.
0:29.8	The Stonewall Riots, Stonewall is a bar in the West Village at gay bar, and there was
0:36.9	a riot there on June 28th.
0:38.8	And we're not talking about a laugh riot either.
0:41.0	Oh no, no.
0:42.0	Though there might be a few comic anecdotes along the way.
0:45.6	On June 28th, 1969, there was a riot between police and people in the gay community, some
0:52.2	and some people who were in the bar, Stonewall.
0:54.7	And a group of people who had been marginalized for so long suddenly had an event to coalesce
0:59.6	behind.
1:00.6	It was an important moment in New York City history and also in gay rights history for not
1:05.5	only New Yorkers, but for the entire world.
1:07.4	Now, for those who will be participating in gay pride functions in June throughout the
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