Last week, June 28 to be exact, we recognized the Stonewall Riots of 1969.
In 1966 the Genovese crime family purchased the Stonewall Inn, renovated it, and reopened it as a gay bar. They circumvented liquor license laws and bypassed safety and hygiene considerations by paying about $1,200 a month to the police. There was no running water at the bar, so they served drinks in used glasses. Gay rights groups blamed the bar for an hepatitis outbreak in 1969. The only entry and exit in the case of a fire was the narrow front door. The owners used the bar to extort wealthy patrons who weren't "out" which, eventually, was the most profitable aspect of the club.
On the morning of June 28, 1969, police carried out a surprise raid despite the bribes. They found illegal alcohol and arrested 13 people. Angry patrons struck back. Hundreds of people started arriving and throwing bottles, cobble stones, and other items at the police. Police retreated with a few prisoners into the bar and blocked the single door. The mob attempted to set fire to the bar to burn them all. Firefighters and more police arrived to douse the fires and disperse the crowd, but thousands of people continued to gather and riot for five more days.
As a result of this attempt at murdering police and protecting the Mafia, the "gay rights" folk recognize this as the start of "gay liberation." Barack Obama designated the site of the riots a national monument in 2016 and the event is commemorated and celebrated. There are certainly many who are GLAAD about this, but I can't help wondering how it's a good thing.
5 comments:
I hate it when actual history and those annoying facts intrude on a good narrative.
Hey, if you can't win with the truth, lie. The entire LGBT agenda is based on lies, and from the earliest attempts to normalize the abomination, lies have been essential. The saddest part is how many have willingly bought into the lies who had no real reason to do so other than to protect family and friends afflicted with the disordered attractions. In doing so, they add to the lies and further the harm the lies bring about. Sad.
The problem, of course, is that a logical view would say that there was a problem, but the emotional view gives them a reason to celebrate the attempted murder of police.
The aim appears to be not necessarily to lie, but to obfuscate. "Well, sure, all that happened, but if we don't mention it the story sounds better." As if it is noble and heroic to kill police doing their job if some of them had bad intentions.
I thought it absolutely disgusting to make a national monument out of something known only for its vice and perversion. And yet we have those in politics who see this as a wonderful thing to celebrate. Our nation's founders are spinning in their graves.
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