The Stonewall Riots Didn’t Start the Gay Rights Movement

Protestors from lesbian, gay and bisexual rights charity Stonewall, carrying a banner reading 'Lesbian & Gay Rights are Human Rights' during the Gay Pride parade in London, England, United Kingdom, 6 July 1996

Giving Stonewall too much credit misses the movement’s growing strength in the 1960s, sociologists note.

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