Photos of the Stonewall shove-back variously referred to as a riot, a rebellion, and an uprising make it look kind of glam, like a rave, but it wasn't. It was a big, deeply furious No to a history of repression and persecution.
The police had pretty much unaccountable power. They could lock you up, beat you up, and disappear you, especially if you were queer, because who would care? Your very existence was against the law. Good riddance.
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