In 1969 the police raided a gay bar, called the u003ca href=u0022https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_riots#:~:text=Patrons%20of%20the%20Stonewall%2C%20other,rights%20in%20the%20United%20States.u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noreferrer noopeneru0022u003eStonewall Innu003c/au003e, on a Saturday morning, in New York City.u003cbr/u003eThe police turned violent in the end, as many neighbours and people got involved and fought back.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis event got the ball moving, and kicked off the gay liberation movement and the modern fight for LGBTQ rights all around the world, starting in the united states.