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The Stonewall Riots of 1969 took place after New York City police raided a sodomite club located in Greenwich Village in New York City. The civil unrest that ensued is widely regarded as a backlash against sodomy laws and the general consensus on homosexuality at the time. After midnight, six undercover police officers entered the bar and soon after, the raid began. The bar was shut down by law enforcement, but the sodomites began rioting in response, first by throwing bottles at the police, and soon after, they began taunting officers, throwing more objects at them and slashing the tires of police vehicles outside the venue. Things eventually settled down sometime after 4 a.m. Although no one died or was critically injured, a few police officers reported injuries. The Stonewall Riots of 1969