Boarded-up window, Stonewall Inn, New York City, June 28, 1969. Photo by Fred W. McDarrah. As the first night of the Stonewall riots turned to dawn, patrons covered property damage with a reference to the legal prohibition on gay bars -- a prohibition that created an environment in which the LGBT community had to rely on the Mafia, protected by corrupt police, in order to enjoy the basic comfort of a "safe" space. #lgbthistory #lgbtherstory #gay #bi #lesbian #trans #stonewall #pride #marshapjohnson #sylviarivera #jerrynoose #johnobrien #michaelswerdlow #williamhenderson #davidbermudez #bettyebristol #martinboyce #raymondcastro #dannygarvin #tommylaniganschmidt #dickleitsch #yvonneritter #fredsargeant #marthashelley #stonewallvets #rememberthenames #saturdaynight (at Stonewall Inn)