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Gay rights

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Main Entry:  gay rights
Part of Speech:  n pl
Definition:  equal civil and social rights for homosexuals
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gay rights

The movement for civil rights for homosexuals. It originated after a police raid on a gay bar in New York City in 1969, which triggered a riot and launched the grassroots reform movement seeking to end social and legal discrimination against gays. (See Stonewall Riot.)

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