The police confiscated cases of liquor. The owner of the bar and employees were arrested. The crowd began throwing bottles at the police when three drag queens and a lesbian were forced into the police vehicles. Many of the young men were arrested because they were throwing objects and fighting against police officers. Two policemen sustained minor injuries and were forced to take shelter inside the bar. New York’s riot police was deployed to restore order. The article states “Arrested in the melee, was David Van Ronk, 33 years old, of 15 Sheridan Square, a well known folk singer. He was accused of having thrown a heavy object at a policeman and later paroled in his own recognizance.” Several days of demonstrations incited the formation of the gay, lesbian, and bisexual civil rights organizations as well as others. Local residents organized into groups and focused on setting up places for gays and lesbians to be without fear of the being