Editing Stonewall riots (section)

===Second night of rioting===
During the siege of the Stonewall, Craig Rodwell called ''[[The New York Times]]'', the ''New York Post'', and the ''[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]'' to tell them what was happening. All three papers covered the riots; the ''Daily News'' placed coverage on the front page. News of the riot spread quickly throughout Greenwich Village, fueled by rumors that it had been organized by the [[Students for a Democratic Society]], the [[Black Panthers]], or triggered by "a homosexual police officer whose roommate went dancing at the Stonewall against the officer's wishes".{{sfn|Teal|1971|p=4}} All day Saturday, June 28, people came to stare at the burned and blackened Stonewall Inn. [[Graffiti]] appeared on the walls of the bar, declaring "Drag power", "They invaded our rights", "Support gay power" and "Legalize gay bars", along with accusations of police looting and—regarding the status of the bar—"We are open."{{sfn|Teal|1971|p=4}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B04EFDB1E3AEE34BC4850DFB0668382679EDE |title=Police Again Rout Village Youths: Outbreak by 400 Follows a Near-Riot Over Raid |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 30, 1969 |page=22}} {{subscription required}}</ref>

The next night, rioting again surrounded Christopher Street; participants remember differently which night was more frantic or violent. Many of the same people returned from the previous evening—hustlers, street youths, and "queens"—but they were joined by "police provocateurs", curious bystanders, and even tourists.{{sfn|Carter|2004|p=184}} Remarkable to many was the sudden exhibition of homosexual affection in public, as described by one witness: "From going to places where you had to knock on a door and speak to someone through a peephole in order to get in. We were just out. We were in the streets."{{sfn|Carter|2004|p=185}}

Thousands of people had gathered in front of the Stonewall, which had opened again, choking Christopher Street until the crowd spilled into adjoining blocks. The throng surrounded buses and cars, harassing the occupants unless they either admitted they were gay or indicated their support for the demonstrators.{{sfn|Carter|2004|p=186}} Marsha P. Johnson was seen climbing a lamppost and dropping a heavy bag onto the hood of a police car, shattering the windshield.{{sfn|Duberman|1993|pp=204–205}}

As on the previous evening, fires were started in garbage cans throughout the neighborhood. More than a hundred police were present from the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Ninth [[Organization of the New York City Police Department#Police precincts|Precinct]]s, but after 2:00&nbsp;a.m. the TPF arrived again. Kick lines and police chases waxed and waned; when police captured demonstrators, whom the majority of witnesses described as "sissies" or "swishes", the crowd surged to recapture them.{{sfn|Carter|2004|p=191}} Again, street battling ensued until 4:00&nbsp;am.{{sfn|Duberman|1993|pp=204–205}}

Beat poet and longtime Greenwich Village resident [[Allen Ginsberg]] lived on Christopher Street and happened upon the jubilant chaos. After he learned of the riot that had occurred the previous evening, he stated, "Gay power! Isn't that great!{{nbsp}}... It's about time we did something to assert ourselves" and visited the open Stonewall Inn for the first time. While walking home, he declared to Lucian Truscott, "You know, the guys there were so beautiful—they've lost that wounded look that fags all had 10 years ago."{{sfn|Teal|1971|p=7}}

Activist [[Mark Segal]] recounts that [[Martha Shelley]] and [[Marty Robinson (gay activist)|Marty Robinson]] stood and made speeches from the front door of the Stonewall on June 29, 1969, the second night of the riot.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 10, 2021|title=The Secret to Stonewall Veteran Mark Segal's Activism: Humor|url=https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/2/10/secret-stonewall-veteran-mark-segals-activism-humor|access-date=February 27, 2021|website=Advocate |language=en}}</ref>