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1959 Cooper Do-nuts
1media/Screen Shot 2023-03-27 at 1.30.29 PM_thumb.png2023-03-27T20:32:16+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a4912"Predating the Stonewall Riots by ten years, Cooper Do-nuts was the site of a 1959 protest against the LAPD's harrassment of the gay and transgender clientele frequenting the shop. Due to Cooper&Do-nuts' proximity to several gay and lesbian establishments, a case of resisting arrest evolved into a full-scale riot that is remembered as the first open act of LGBTQ resistance toward police abuse in the United States."plain2023-05-10T19:44:04+00:00May 1959Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49
12023-03-06T21:50:19+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49Donut RiotsGina Leon5Photographic Research and Illustrationsgallery2023-05-18T23:10:56+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49