It's the month of June which means Pride Month has arrived! We wouldn't be celebrating Pride Month without the Stonewall Riots, one of the most historical moments in LGBT+ history that sparked the change towards LGBT+ rights. Take part in this competition and learn a little about the Stonewall Riots and why we're able to celebrate now!
We've put together some information telling the story of the uprising that was the Stonewall Riots. We're hoping that this provides you with an educational insight of some of LGBT+'s essential history. This information was put together by a member of our LGBT+ staff.
Read, learn and then take part in the telephrase we have put together for you, using the Stonewall Information provided at the bottom of this article. Follow the link provided in the Room Information to find the telephrase room!
Once you've answered all of the questions in the telephrase correctly and you've found yourself sat on the Inflatable Rainbow seat, take a screenshot of yourself in the finishing area with your Habbo username included, upload your screenshot to Imgur, paste the link into the poll box then click Submit Answer. You'll find the poll to the right of this article! Remember once you have sent your image, it cannot be altered.
Room Name: [HQ] Stonewall Telephrase Competition
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Top 5 Winners - Win 20 credits, 100 tokens and a profile badge!
Anyone who submits a correct entry has an equal chance of winning. All correct entries will be put into a random name picker.
Everybody who takes part in this competition and submits a valid entry will be awarded a profile badge for their efforts.
During the 1960s (and like the 1970s and 1980s if we’re being honest), LGBT+ people (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender* and others) in America lived their lives in fear. In New York City and most other places same-sex relations were illegal and the consequences of such could put their lives in danger. Due to this, many LGBT+ people flocked to places of refuge, these places being predominantly gay bars and clubs. This would be fine, however the New York State Liquor Authority penalised and shut down establishments that served alcohol to known or suspected LGBT+ individuals, arguing that the mere gathering of homosexuals was “disorderly.”
Thankfully, a change was made due to activists’ efforts which overturned those regulations in 1966 which allowed for LGBT+ individuals to now be served alcohol. Which was a small mercy considering that engaging in “gay behaviour” in public was still illegal. Such behaviour involved holding hands, kissing or dancing with someone of the same sex. Because of this, police continued to harass gay bars and many bars still operated without liquor licenses as a way to evade police raids.
Stonewall Inn, a gay club located in Greenwhich Village in New York City and the setting of the Stone Riots, was registered as a type of private “bottle bar” which meant it did not require a liquor licence as patrons were means to bring their own liquor. The bar was also owned by the Genovese family (a family that were a part of the crime syndicate in NYC who has found profit in carting to shunned gay patrons) who were able to bribe New York’s Sixth Police Precinct to ignore the activities occurring within the club, and when there were raids they were usually tipped beforehand and so were able to prepare. The club quickly became the most welcoming to all and was one of, if not the only, club that allowed dancing.
On the morning of June 28th 1969, the police raided the Stonewall Inn. This time, there had been no tip. They had not prepared. The police held a warrant to raid the bar on the grounds that the bar did not hold a Liquor Licence which, as mentioned above, they did not need due to being a private “bottle bar”. The police stormed in, roughly hauling employees and patrons out of the bar. They were violent. Dangerous. They beat patrons and dragged suspected cross-dressing patrons into the bathrooms to “check their sex” against their will. 13 people were arrested for bootlegged alcohol.
The raid sparked a riot among bar patrons and neighbourhood residents as police roughly hauled employees and patrons out of the bar, leading to six days of protests and violent clashes with law enforcement outside the bar on Christopher Street, in neighbouring streets and in nearby Christopher Park with the protesters becoming increasingly agitated as the events unfolded and people were aggressively manhandled. At one point, an officer hit a lesbian over the head as he forced her into the police van— she shouted to onlookers to act, inciting the crowd to begin to throw pennies, bottles, cobble stones and other objects at the police. Within minutes, a full-blown riot involving hundreds of people began. The police, a few prisoners and a Village Voice writer barricaded themselves in the bar, which the mob attempted to set on fire after breaching the barricade repeatedly. The fire department and a riot squad were eventually able to douse the flames, rescue those inside Stonewall, and disperse the crowd. But the protests, sometimes involving thousands of people, continued in the area for five more days, flaring up at one point after the Village Voice published its account of the riots.
The people who were at The Stonewall Inn and/or participated in the events at Stonewall in late June/early July 1969 are known as “Stonewallers.”
Marsha P. Johnson - African American trans woman, gay liberation activist and self-identified drag queen Marsha P. Johnson played a prominent role in the riots, being the first person to throw a brick.
Stormé DeLarverie - Butch lesbian, lifelong gay rights activist and drag performer Stormé DeLarverie is known as the woman who sparked the start of the riots with many believing she was the first to “throw a punch”.
Sylvia Rivera - Latina American gay liberation, transgender rights activist and drag queen Sylvia Rivera at age 17, she took part in the famous Stonewall Riots by allegedly throwing the second molotov cocktail in protest.
There is much more to learn about these amazing women, and other Stonewallers, so I encourage you to do some research of your own! They did SO much for the movement!
The main organisation that formed following the uprising was the Gay Liberation Front, co-founded by Slyvia Rivera, which was a part of the original discussions to create the first ever Pride, taking place on June 28th 1970 in New York City, a year after the Stonewall riots. This was named the Christopher Street Day Parade, with the parade’s official chant being “Say it loud, gay is proud.”
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We've put together some information telling the story of the uprising that was the Stonewall Riots. We're hoping that this provides you with an educational insight of some of LGBT+'s essential history. This information was put together by a member of our LGBT+ staff. Read, learn and then take part in the telephrase we have put together for you, using the Stonewall Information provided at the bottom of this article. Follow the link provided in the Room Information to find the telephrase room!
Once you've answered all of the questions in the telephrase correctly and you've found yourself sat on the Inflatable Rainbow seat, take a screenshot of yourself in the finishing area with your Habbo username included, upload your screenshot to Imgur, paste the link into the poll box then click Submit Answer. You'll find the poll to the right of this article! Remember once you have sent your image, it cannot be altered.
Room Information
Room Name: [HQ] Stonewall Telephrase Competition
Room Owner: 00Fox
Room ID: https://www.habbo.com/hotel?room=69265146
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Top 5 Winners - Win 20 credits, 100 tokens and a profile badge!
Anyone who submits a correct entry has an equal chance of winning. All correct entries will be put into a random name picker.
Everybody who takes part in this competition and submits a valid entry will be awarded a profile badge for their efforts.
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Stonewall Information
In the early hours of June 28th 1969, one of the most important uprisings in LGBT+ history began. This uprising is known as the Stonewall Riots. To fully understand the importance of this uprising, here is some important information to know: During the 1960s (and like the 1970s and 1980s if we’re being honest), LGBT+ people (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender* and others) in America lived their lives in fear. In New York City and most other places same-sex relations were illegal and the consequences of such could put their lives in danger. Due to this, many LGBT+ people flocked to places of refuge, these places being predominantly gay bars and clubs. This would be fine, however the New York State Liquor Authority penalised and shut down establishments that served alcohol to known or suspected LGBT+ individuals, arguing that the mere gathering of homosexuals was “disorderly.”
Thankfully, a change was made due to activists’ efforts which overturned those regulations in 1966 which allowed for LGBT+ individuals to now be served alcohol. Which was a small mercy considering that engaging in “gay behaviour” in public was still illegal. Such behaviour involved holding hands, kissing or dancing with someone of the same sex. Because of this, police continued to harass gay bars and many bars still operated without liquor licenses as a way to evade police raids.
Stonewall Inn, a gay club located in Greenwhich Village in New York City and the setting of the Stone Riots, was registered as a type of private “bottle bar” which meant it did not require a liquor licence as patrons were means to bring their own liquor. The bar was also owned by the Genovese family (a family that were a part of the crime syndicate in NYC who has found profit in carting to shunned gay patrons) who were able to bribe New York’s Sixth Police Precinct to ignore the activities occurring within the club, and when there were raids they were usually tipped beforehand and so were able to prepare. The club quickly became the most welcoming to all and was one of, if not the only, club that allowed dancing.
On the morning of June 28th 1969, the police raided the Stonewall Inn. This time, there had been no tip. They had not prepared. The police held a warrant to raid the bar on the grounds that the bar did not hold a Liquor Licence which, as mentioned above, they did not need due to being a private “bottle bar”. The police stormed in, roughly hauling employees and patrons out of the bar. They were violent. Dangerous. They beat patrons and dragged suspected cross-dressing patrons into the bathrooms to “check their sex” against their will. 13 people were arrested for bootlegged alcohol.
The raid sparked a riot among bar patrons and neighbourhood residents as police roughly hauled employees and patrons out of the bar, leading to six days of protests and violent clashes with law enforcement outside the bar on Christopher Street, in neighbouring streets and in nearby Christopher Park with the protesters becoming increasingly agitated as the events unfolded and people were aggressively manhandled. At one point, an officer hit a lesbian over the head as he forced her into the police van— she shouted to onlookers to act, inciting the crowd to begin to throw pennies, bottles, cobble stones and other objects at the police. Within minutes, a full-blown riot involving hundreds of people began. The police, a few prisoners and a Village Voice writer barricaded themselves in the bar, which the mob attempted to set on fire after breaching the barricade repeatedly. The fire department and a riot squad were eventually able to douse the flames, rescue those inside Stonewall, and disperse the crowd. But the protests, sometimes involving thousands of people, continued in the area for five more days, flaring up at one point after the Village Voice published its account of the riots.
The people who were at The Stonewall Inn and/or participated in the events at Stonewall in late June/early July 1969 are known as “Stonewallers.”
Marsha P. Johnson - African American trans woman, gay liberation activist and self-identified drag queen Marsha P. Johnson played a prominent role in the riots, being the first person to throw a brick.
Stormé DeLarverie - Butch lesbian, lifelong gay rights activist and drag performer Stormé DeLarverie is known as the woman who sparked the start of the riots with many believing she was the first to “throw a punch”.
Sylvia Rivera - Latina American gay liberation, transgender rights activist and drag queen Sylvia Rivera at age 17, she took part in the famous Stonewall Riots by allegedly throwing the second molotov cocktail in protest.
There is much more to learn about these amazing women, and other Stonewallers, so I encourage you to do some research of your own! They did SO much for the movement!
The main organisation that formed following the uprising was the Gay Liberation Front, co-founded by Slyvia Rivera, which was a part of the original discussions to create the first ever Pride, taking place on June 28th 1970 in New York City, a year after the Stonewall riots. This was named the Christopher Street Day Parade, with the parade’s official chant being “Say it loud, gay is proud.”
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