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By now, all of us have heard the It all started when six police officers background of what proved to be the pushed into the Stonewall Inn and began police raid to end all police raids on a gay to roughly shove the 200 or so patrons out establishment. We've read the books and onto the sidewalk. The patrons were a mix- articles, watched the television tributes. ed bag of transvestites, teenage male But nothing could prepare us for what took hookers, dykes and some local gays who place in New York City on the anniversary hung out at this black-walled, mafia-owned Sunday 25 years later. Many words could bar and dance hall. The cops were used to be used to describe the feelings that day- encountering a docile but verbal group euphoria, pride, joy, spirituality, anger, sad- when they raided gay bars. Not that night. ness, camaraderie and hope are but a few, Size 11 fuck-me pumps and coins began but that only scratches the surface. flying through the air and before they knew 1969 it, the cops were surrounded by 200 or so Maybe it was the death of Judy Garland, gays and lesbians. maybe it was being hassled at 2 in the Passersby joined the action and the morning when you've had a few too many, cops barricaded themselves in the bar as maybe it was the full moon that night, an increasingly confident and rebellious or perhaps it was being humiliated and band formed outside. Barwindows, which sneered at for far too many years. Anyway, were painted black on the inside and back- something snapped that June night 25 ed with plywood, were smashed and so- years ago on Christopher Street in Green- meone found a broken parking meter and wich Village at the Stonewall Inn, and the crashed it through the door. Someone else effects are still being analyzed and felt squirted lighter fluid into the bar and toss- today. ed in a lit match. Luckily for the cops, the Ken Dorph remembers that night with flames were quickly put out. The Siege was some regret. He was 16 years old, from broken when two busloads of police rein- Staten Island and had been hanging out at forcements arrived with their helmets and Danny's, a baron Christopher Street. When tear gas. Thirteen gays were arrested that he left the bar that night, he smelled smoke night, lncludlnqall five men dressed as and saw people running.