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In 1965, activists led one of the nation’s first LGBT sit-ins here after homosexuals were denied service at Dewey’s restaurant. Inspired by African American lunch counter sit-ins, the event prompted Dewey’s to stop its discriminatory policy, marking an early victory for LGBT rights.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States
