The Stonewall Rebellion of 1969 is widely considered the beginning of the modern LGBT rights movement. This brief history of the Stonewall Riots explores the angst by LGBT young adults and police entrapment that led up to the riots and the early activism and marches that ensued throughout the country: LGBT Angst and Police Entrapment June of 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of the protests at Stonewall Inn. The history of the gay rights movement can be traced to the Stonewall Inn in New York’s Greenwich Village, which is considered by many to be the launch of the modern gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights movement. A Brief History of Stonewall and the Gay Rights Movement
