Yes, it’s still there! And it’s landmarked! The two-level place is a busy, buzzy, unpretentious hangout, with events like Monday’s Drag Bingo with Kenny Dash, Tuesday’s drag contest called Polish the Queen, and crowded Saturday night dance parties. As part of the festivities, here are 10 West Village bars to check out, each one a perfect place to party on this monumental occasion. This June 28 marks the 50 th anniversary of that day, and NYC will be filled with all manner of celebrations and activities throughout the month, especially on Pride Day, June 30.
As a result, the community continued to organize, fight back, and grow in visibility through the years. At the Stonewall Inn in New York’s West Village, when the cops were conducting one of their customary abusive raids of a gay bar, the customers rebelled, leading to the legendary Stonewall riots-anti-oppression demonstrations that gave the queer community a valuable sense of unity and strength. On June 28, 1969, the LGBTQ community fought back and changed everything.
