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posted Friday, June 26, 2009 - Volume 37 Issue 26 Stonewall rebel reflects 40 years after NYC riots (with slide show)Stonewall Riots Anniversary Slideshow:Stonewall Riots Anniversary By MARCUS FRANKLIN Associated Press Writer Sat Jun 27, 2009 NEW YORK - Raymond Castro was a regular at The Stonewall Inn in 1969, finding it a haven from a world where gay men and women could be arrested for kissing or holding hands in public. Inside the bar, where plywood covered the windows, warning lights served as a signal for couples to stop dancing. When police raided the bar in the past for selling liquor without a license, patrons normally submitted to arrest or dispersed quietly. But on June 28, Castro recalled, people fought back. full story and slide show: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_stonewall_anniversary;_ylt=AoXhgO668nckK7JTa1Y0MeADW7oF |
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