Whereas the Stonewall Inn opened on or around March 18, 1967, at 51–53 Christopher Street in Greenwich Village, New York City, New York; Whereas Greenwich Village and establishments like the Stonewall Inn served as a sanctuary for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community from persecution by police and society at large; Whereas, at that time, many State and local governments, including New York City, criminalized how LGBTQ people expressed their identities and their relationships; Whereas, at that time, LGBTQ people were frequently harassed by law enforcement, including the New York City Police Department; Whereas LGBTQ people had begun to stand up to such police harassment, including at Cooper Do-nuts in Los Angeles in 1959, Compton’s Cafeteria in San Francisco in 1966, and Black Cat Tavern in Los Angeles in 1967; Whereas, in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, the New York City Police Department raided the Stonewall Inn and arrested many patrons of the Inn, but brave individuals, particularly transgender women of color, stood up to injustice that night; Whereas these strong voices sparked an uprising against the police, with confrontations and protests at the Stonewall Inn and the surrounding area lasting until July 3, 1969; Whereas the Stonewall Uprising empowered thousands of LGBTQ people to emerge from the shadows and come out publicly as they stood up for their community that night, putting their lives and safety at risk; Whereas, along with public protests in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, the District of Columbia, and elsewhere, the Stonewall Uprising became a catalyst for the LGBTQ civil rights movement to secure social and political equality and inspired the formation of many advocacy organizations