Stonewall Inn Riots (June 28, 1969)
On This Day in 1969
Riots begin against police at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City, inciting the first major protest, and subsequent international movement, for LGBTQ+ rights.
Something always lights the spark that starts a robust movement. In this case, a routine raid on a gay bar in NYC went wrong. Why? Because the police paddy wagons were delayed. Honestly!
The Stonewall riots started in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969. According to a Daily News article from the time, the NYPD had obtained a warrant to raid the bar because it was illegally serving liquor. later accounts said the raid was precipitated by an anonymous tip that the Mafia was trading stolen bonds. In any case, it was the first time the NYPD did not give the managers advance notice of a raid. Around 1:20 a.m., a team of eight undercover officers, led by Pine, raided the bar. As was customary, the police began to check patrons’ identification. The routine raid did not go as planned, as patrol wagons for the arrested patrons took longer to arrive than expected. A scuffle broke out when a butch lesbian in handcuffs was escorted from the door of the bar to the waiting police wagon several times. The police tried to restrain some of the crowd and knocked a few people down, which incited bystanders even more. Eventually, the police were barricaded inside; the crowd was not cleared until 4:00 a.m.
Yes, Pluto inconjunct an Aries Ascendant can have that effect. It’s just strange that such a mighty movement should have such a simple start; but, then again, don’t they all?
In my manuscript “The Star of Bethlehem”, I suggested that the Second Coming of Christ could be the LGBTQ+ movement. Do you want to see what that looks like, astrologically?
Do you doubt me, now?
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