,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #fec  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bf1 #bjad ,mr4 
,nadl] submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y
  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! #de?       
anniv]s>y ( ,/onewall4  ,:]eas !        
,/onewall ,inn op5$ on or ab\t ,m>* #ah1
 #aifg1 at #ea-ec ,*ri/oph] ,/reet 9 !  
,gre5wi* ,village neighborhood ( ,new   
,york ,city1 ,new ,york2 ,:]eas !       
,/onewall ,inn 0 a b> prim>ily patroniz$
 by a div]se cross-section ( ! lesbian1 
gay1 bisexual1 & transg5d] community & x
 became a v popul> in/itution2 ,:]eas at
 ar\nd #a3bj a4m4 on ,june #bh1 #aifi1  
police raid$ ! ,/onewall ,inn1 clos+ !  
b> & =c+ patrons outside2 ,:]eas su*    
raids 7 among ! _m ways 9 :i* gov]nm5t  
h>ass$ & discrim9at$ aga9/ memb]s ( !   
lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 & transg5d]     
community dur+ ?is p]iod1 :i* includ$1 =
 example1 prohibit+ danc+ ) a p]son ( ! 
same sex or we>+ clo?+ m typical = ano!r
 g5d]1 t]m9at+ "o's employm5t1 & us+    

entrapm5t to arre/ p2 ,:]eas e>ly on !  
morn+ ( ,june #bh1 #aifi1 aft] ! raid1  
ye>s ( fru/ration & ang] among memb]s ( 
! lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 & transg5d]   
community at be+ h>ass$ & unfairly      
t>get$ by gov]nm5t boil$ ov] into a     
conflict ) police2 ,:]eas ?\s&s return$ 
to ! ,/onewall ,inn on ! night ( ,june  
#bh1 #aifi1 to express _! support (     
basic fre$oms1 equality1 & fair treatm5t
 = lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 & transg5d]  
,am]icans1 *ant+ su* slogans z 8,gay    
,p[]01 8,we ,want ,fre$om ,n[01 &       
8,equality ,= ,homosexuals02 ,:]eas     
prote/s occurr$ aga9 ar\nd ! ,/onewall  
,inn on ! night ( ,july #b1 #aifi2      
,:]eas ! s]ies ( prote/s at ! ,/onewall 
,inn1 (t5 ref]r$ to z 8,/onewall01 m>k$ 
a wat]%$ ev5t 9 :i* lesbian1 gay1       
bisexual1 & transg5d] ,am]icans         
dramatically %[$ a gr[+ det]m9ation to  
publicly resi/ gov]nm5t discrim9ation & 
h>assm5t2 ,:]eas ,/onewall sp>k$ a      
rem>kable increase 9 activism & action  
by lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 & transg5d]  

,am]icans across ! c\ntry to advocate = 
equal rights2 ,:]eas1 on ,june #bh1     
#aigj1 ?\s&s ( lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 &
 transg5d] ,am]icans took "p 9 !        
,*ri/oph] ,/reet ,lib]ation ,day m>* f  
,gre5wi* ,village to ,c5tral ,p>k to m>k
 ! fir/ anniv]s>y ( ,/onewall2 ,:]eas p 
9 ,*icago1 ,los ,angeles1 & ,san        
,francisco also m>*$ or ga!r$ on ,june  
#bg-bh1 #aigj1 to rememb] ! fir/        
anniv]s>y ( ,/onewall2 ,:]eas 9 #aihi1 !
 section ( ,*ri/oph] ,/reet 9 front ( ! 
,/onewall ,inn 0 r5am$ 8,/onewall       
,place02 ,:]eas 9 #aiii1 ! build+ at    
#ea-ec ,*ri/oph] ,/reet t us$ to be !   
,/onewall ,inn1 ,*ri/oph] ,p>k1 & !     
imm$iately surr\nd+ area 7 li/$ on !    
,national ,regi/] ( ,hi/oric ,places2   
,:]eas 9 #bjjj1 ! build+ at #ea-ec      
,*ri/oph] ,/reet t us$ to be ! ,/onewall
 ,inn1 ,*ri/oph] ,p>k1 & ! imm$iately   
surr\nd+ area 7 li/$ z a ,national      
,hi/oric ,l&m>k2 ,:]eas inspir$ by      
,/onewall1 lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 &    
transg5d] pride p>ades & fe/ivals occur 

9 cities across ! c\ntry & ! _w e ,june2
 ,:]eas 9 recognition ( ,/onewall1      
,lesbian1 ,gay1 ,bisexual1 & ,transg5d] 
,pride ,mon? is celebrat$ e ,june2 &    
,:]eas a great deal ( progress has be5  
made 9 a*iev+ equal rights = lesbian1   
gay1 bisexual1 & transg5d] ,am]icans    
s9ce ,/onewall occurr$ #de ye>s ago1 b  
mu* "w rema9s to be done3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be
 x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7
 recognizes ! #de? anniv]s>y (          
,/onewall2  7#b7 honors ^? :o p>ticipat$
 dur+ ,/onewall & s9ce t "t 9 ! civil   
rights /ruggle ( lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1
 & transg5d] ,am]icans2 &  7#c7         
recommits itself to protect+ & provid+  
equal rights = all ,am]icans1 includ+ ^?
 :o are lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 or      
transg5d]4