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Tallahassee Community Action Committee President Regina Joseph likened the riots to today&#8217;s civil unrest over racism and police brutality.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So we look at that moment to remember that yes, we&#8217;ve come far but not without the sacrifices of people who led the trans movement\u2014like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera,&#8221; Joseph says.<\/p>\n<p>Police raided the Stonewall Inn in 1969. It was one of the only places in New York open to LGBTQ people. 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