This Day in History: , The Stonewall br Riots Begin.br June 28, 1969.br The riots are considered the br first major protest of the br LGBTQ community for equal rights.br They began after midnight br at the Stonewall Inn on br Christopher Street in br Greenwich Village.br Police raided the popular gay club for br operating without a liquor license.br After decades of being br targeted by the NYPD, the patrons began to br fight back by throwing bottles at police.br Several days of protests br followed, mobilizing into the br Gay Liberation Front and other br gay civil rights organizations.