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The Lonesome Cowboys police raid occurs in Atlanta, Georgia, leading to the creation of the Georgia Gay Liberation Front.
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Lonesome Cowboys police raid
1969 anti-LGBT raid in Atlanta, Georgia, US
On August 5, 1969, the Atlanta Police Department led a police raid on a screening of the film Lonesome Cowboys at a movie theater in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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