I’ve read that Stonewall was raided not because it was full of homosexuals, but because it was owned by the Mafia and they were using it as a base. The fact that it was raided, and homosexuals were present, is entirely coincidental.
It was both. Mafia owned and operated, because the gays wouldn’t do anything abut it.
The Mafia Hq was the Triangle Civic Improvement Association “social club”, way downtown.
I’ve read that Stonewall was raided not because it was full of homosexuals, but because it was owned by the Mafia and they were using it as a base.
Partiality correct. The mafia owned it, but it was raided because the protection payments were not being made. The cops would have had no reason to raid if it was not a gay bar.
Any books about that very interesting fact?
Any books about that very interesting fact?