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    • Stonewall Riots
      • Gay men suffered entrapment at the hands of the New York City police
      • 1969 homosexuals at Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village fought back against police harassment, triggering 5 days of rioting in which hundred participated
      • Late 1960’s- increased gay group consciousness and assertiveness and slowly changing public attitudes
      • Gay rights such as the legalisation of homosexual acts and freedom from discrimination had not yet been attained
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