A post shared by JuliusBar (@juliusbarnyc) Fifty-five years ago this week, one of the most significant gay rights protests took place in the United States.
Three gay men walked into a New York City bar, told the bartender they were homosexual, and asked to be served.The bartender refused the men because of their sexuality.
At the time it was illegal in the city for bars to serve known homosexuals. This is despite the fact the venue, Julius’ in Greenwich Village, was already a popular hangout for the LGBTQ community.
A post shared by JuliusBar (@juliusbarnyc) That protest took place on April 21, 1966 (three years before the Stonewall uprising of 1969).