Lonesome Cowboys police raid
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Lonesome Cowboys police raid
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On August 5, 1969, the Atlanta Police Department led a police raid on a screening of the film Lonesome Cowboys at a movie theater in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The raid targeted members of the city's LGBT community, and the aftermath of the raid led to the creation of the Georgia Gay Liberation Front and an increased push for gay liberation in the area. The event has been compared to the Stonewall riots, which occurred a little over a month before the raid. Atlanta Pride, one of the larges
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1969 anti-LGBT raid in Atlanta, Georgia, US
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonesome_Cowboys_police_raid
date created:
2021-05-20T03:26:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T23:54:06Z
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