Stonewall riots
1969 LGBT rights demonstrations in New York City, United States
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Summary
Stonewall riots is a LGBT+ protest[1]. It draws 14,818 Wikipedia views per month (lgbt protest category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New York[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Location: Stonewall Inn[5]
- Part of: LGBTQ history[6]
- Commons category: Stonewall Inn[7]
- Inception: June 28, 1969[8]
- Start time: June 28, 1969[9]
- End time: July 3, 1969[10]
- Point in time: July 3, 1969[11]
- Participant: Stormé DeLarverie[12], Miss Major Griffin-Gracy[13], Marsha P. Johnson[14], Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt[15], Sylvia Rivera[16], Craig Rodwell[17]
- Has immediate cause: Stonewall raid[18]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wiki99/LGBT+[19]
Body
Outcome and Impact
Things named for Stonewall riots include Place des Émeutes-de-Stonewall[20], a square[21], in France[22].
Why It Matters
Stonewall riots has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]
Entities named for it include Place des Émeutes-de-Stonewall[20], a square[21], in France[22].