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LGBTQ* History You Should Know (and probably never heard of) BLACK CAT TAVERN BEFORE STONEWALL - on February 11th, 1967, more than 200 people gathered outside of the BLACK CAT TAVERN in Silver Lake, California. The protest was in response to a police raid on New Year’s Eve (1966) when police stormed the small club because they witnessed two men kissing. The night of the raid 16 people were arrested. (above photo - surviving photograph from the demonstrations in Los Angeles, 1967)

LGBTQ* History You Should Know

(and probably never heard of)

BLACK CAT TAVERN

BEFORE STONEWALL - on February 11th, 1967, more than 200 people gathered outside of the BLACK CAT TAVERN in Silver Lake, California. The protest was in response to a police raid on New Year’s Eve (1966) when police stormed the small club because they witnessed two men kissing. The night of the raid 16 people were arrested.

(above photo - surviving photograph from the demonstrations in Los Angeles, 1967)

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