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The Stonewall Rebellion in 1969 Is Often Understood as the Beginning

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The Stonewall Rebellion in 1969 is often understood as the beginning of the gay liberation movement in the United States. What did this event entail?


A) Politician Harvey Stonewall famously overturned California's anti-sodomy laws.
B) Patrons at a gay night club, the Stonewall Inn, engaged in a stand-off against police who tried to arrest them under anti-sodomy laws.
C) Dr. Bruce Stonewall helped stage a revolt inside a conference for the National Psychiatric Association which resulted in homosexuality being declassified as a mental illness.
D) Activists likened sexism to the oppression of gays and lesbians and built a human barricade preventing people from attending the Miss American pageant.

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