a bar called the stonewall inn in christopher straight then asked now it was a meeting place for granted to villages l g b t community regulars we used to the bar being raided and the police brutality that often followed but that night they fought back the stonewall uprising went down in history as the 1st time gay people had resisted arrest and started riots in the name of equality in honor of the event l g b t plus people around the world celebrate christopher street day often with gay pride parades. these new york streets are witness to history and where day pride began 50 years ago christopher street was the scene of riots known as the stonewall uprising which placed the l.g.b. t. movement on a global stage back then the stonewall inn was a haven for people who didn't identify with the heterosexual norms of the day here they could hang out drink dance simply be themselves but not without risks being