changed course forever, thanks to a group of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender patrons at a bar in New York City. changed course forever, thanks to a group of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender patrons who fought back when police raided the Stonewall Inn in New York City, setting off two days of protests and galvanizing LGBTQ+ activism across the country.įifty years ago this month, the struggle for gay rights in the U.S. Fifty years ago this month, the struggle for gay rights in the U.S.