Hazel's Inn raid
Police raid on gay bar in 1956 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hazel's Inn raid was a police raid on a gay bar in Pacifica, California on February 19, 1956.[1] Thirty-five officers from the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department raided the bar, arresting 77 gay men and 10 lesbians.[2] The American Civil Liberties Union's involvement in the patrons' defense represented one of the organization's first ever LGBT legal rights cases.[3][4]
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Hazel's Inn raid | |||
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Part of events leading to the Gay liberation movement | |||
Date | February 19, 1956; 68 years ago (1956-02-19) | ||
Location | Pacifica, California, USA 37°37′49″N 122°29′35″W | ||
Caused by | Violations of state "lewd vagrancy" law | ||
Goals | Intimidation of homosexuals | ||
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Sheriff Earl Whitmore Hazel Nickola | |||
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Casualties | |||
Arrested | 90 | ||
Charged | 30 | ||
Fined | 2 |
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