#PrideMonth is not over #StonewallWasARiot that lasted 3 days. We’re still in the midst of the 50th anniversary of the #StoneWallUprising. 50 years ago Trans & Queer people had few places to gather. During an era where social segregation in nyc was the norm, our elders tell us #Stonewall was an imperfectly mixed space. While one of the most diverse spaces, people were also denied entry, so it would not tip to have too many Trans folks, Drag Queens, Sex Workers, Street Folks, or Lesbians. Afterall the mafia needed to keep enuf rich white men in the space to extort them. Stonewall like all spaces #LGBTQI people gathered was often raided and people were brutalized and humiliated by a racist, homophobic and transphobic police force. The mafia & police knew how to manipulate the differences & privileges. But the elders say that night of the #StonewallRiots in 1969 some other energy took over & people unified. The police were targeting #TransWomen & #CrossDressers demanding to check their genitalia. Our #Trancestors & #DragQueens refused. At the same time officers were also sexually assaulting cis #Lesbians feeling their chests & genitalia while frisking them. A crowd gathered outside the Stonewall. People being assaulted by the police fought back. When the police escalated a riot of swinging fists, purses, wigs, fabric, beer bottles, garbage cans, pennies, bricks, and song ensued. Our elders say the police were scrambling and humiliated getting whooped by the “fairies & sissies.” A #ButchLesbian in handcuffs escaped & fought four officers. Police pistols were met with fire. A parking meter was pulled from the ground & used as a battering ram. The riot lasted three days and the resisters tripled in number. Straight allies who had experienced police brutality also joined. And the news spread throughout the world of the revolt. When the #TacticalPatrolForce was brought in Trans Women and Drag Queens fought furiously and brilliantly. They kept escaping arrest. A singing chorus kickline was formed in front of brutalizing police. #Stonewall50 #WorldPride2019 #AbolitionNow #DecolonialQueer https://www.instagram.com/p/BzYer7_gL6e/?igshid=1p812br33rgn2