▁open ▁the ▁first ▁residence ▁for ▁people ▁with ▁A ID S ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Also ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁campaign ▁were ▁Andy ▁Hum m ▁of ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁for ▁Gay ▁and ▁Les bian ▁Rights ▁( CL GR ), ▁Bud dy ▁Nor o ▁of ▁People ▁With ▁A ID S , ▁and ▁Bill ▁B ahl man ▁and ▁Mart y ▁Robinson ▁of ▁the ▁Gay ▁and ▁Les bian ▁Anti - def am ation ▁League ▁( now ▁the ▁Gay ▁and ▁Les bian ▁Alliance ▁Again st ▁Def am ation , ▁or ▁G LA AD ). ▁ ▁Robinson , ▁whom ▁Pet rel is ▁remembered ▁meeting ▁by ▁chance ▁one ▁night ▁outside ▁New ▁York ▁City ' s ▁Les bian , ▁Gay , ▁Bis ex ual ▁& ▁Trans gender ▁Community ▁Center ▁on ▁West ▁ 1 3 th ▁Street , ▁as ▁the ▁two ▁men ▁waited ▁for ▁a ▁G LA AD ▁meeting ▁to ▁begin , ▁was ▁a ▁veter an ▁activ ist . ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Matt achine ▁Society , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁hom oph ile ▁organizations ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁was ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁Stone wall ▁Inn , ▁a ▁Green wich ▁Village ▁bar , ▁when ▁officers ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Police ▁Department ▁ra ided ▁it ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁spark ing ▁the ▁resistance ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Stone wall ▁ri ots , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁featured ▁speaker ▁at ▁the ▁subsequent ▁r ally ▁in ▁Sher idan ▁Square , ▁attended ▁by