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LGBT community commemorates 1960s black cat protest in Silver Lake
SILVER LAKE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) - Hundreds of LGBT members and supporters held a peaceful protest in Silver Lake Saturday, marking the 50th anniversary of the first major gay rights demonstration in the U.S.
On this night in 1967, hundreds of LGBT members gathered outside the Black Cat Tavern. Their peaceful demonstration followed the arrest of same-sex couples and incidents of police brutality at the bar on New Year's Eve.
Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch O'Farrell explained what happened.
"There were about...
