Stonewall or Stone wall may refer to:
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Stone wall, a kind of masonry construction
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Stonewalling, engaging in uncooperative or delaying tactics
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Stonewall riots
The Stonewall riots (also known as the Stonewall uprising, Stonewall rebellion, or simply Stonewall) were a series of spontaneous protests by members of the gay community in response to a police raid that began in the early morning hours of Ju ...
, a 1969 turning point for the modern LGBTQ rights movement in Greenwich Village, New York City
Places
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Stone Wall (Australia), an escarpment overlooking the Murchison River Gorge
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Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada
United States
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Stonewall, California
Cuyamaca ( Kumeyaay: ''‘Ekwiiyemak'') is a region of eastern San Diego County. It lies east of the Capitan Grande Indian Reservation in the western Laguna Mountains, north of Descanso and south of Julian. Named for the 1845 Rancho Cuyamaca Me ...
, an 1870s mining camp in the Cuyamaca Mountains
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Stonewall, Georgia
Stonewall is an unincorporated community in Fulton County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
History
A variant name was "Monk". The present name is in reference to the large stone wall built surrounding the former prison camp that sits on the grounds ...
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Stonewall, Louisiana
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Stonewall, Mississippi
Stonewall is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,088 at the 2010 census.
History
A cotton mill was established here in 1868. The town was named after Confederate Army General Stonewall Jackson.
Stonewall's m ...
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Stonewall, North Carolina
Stonewall is a town in Pamlico County, North Carolina, Pamlico County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 281 at the 2010 census. It is part of the New Bern, North Carolina New Bern micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Stonewall, Oklahoma
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Stonewall County, Texas
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Stonewall, Texas, in Gillespie County
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Stonewall, West Virginia
Arts and entertainment
* ''Stonewall'', a 1993 account of the Stonewall riots by
Martin Duberman
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''Stonewall'' (1995 film), about the riots
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''Stonewall'' (2015 film), about the riots
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Stonewall (comics) Stonewall is the codename of two characters from Marvel Comics.
Publication history
The first Stonewall first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #215 and was created by Chris Claremont and Alan Davis.
The second Stonewall first appeared in ''Mighty A ...
, a character in the Marvel universe
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Stonewall (opera)
''Stonewall'' is an American opera about the 1969 Stonewall riots, the spark of the modern LGBTQ rights movement, which received its world premiere June 2019 in conjunction with Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019, projected to be the world's ...
, an opera commissioned by New York City Opera
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Stonewall Book Award, a set of three literary awards
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The Stonewall Chorale
The Stonewall Chorale, founded in New York City in 1977, is America's first LGBTQIA chorus. The Chorale, a four-part mixed chorus of approximately 60 members, annually performs three subscription concerts at various venues in New York City. Its ...
, an LGBT choir based in New York City, founded in 1979
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The Stonewall Operas
''The Stonewall Operas'', are a series of four mini-operas inspired by the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Riots, the spark of the modern LGBTQ rights movement, which had their world premiere in May 2019 at New York University's Shubert Th ...
, four mini-operas commissioned by New York University
Games
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Stonewall (solitaire) Stonewall is a solitaire card game using a deck of 52 playing cards. It is probably thus named because the player seems to break down walls in exposing more of the face-down cards.
Its tableau is similar to that of Flower Garden with its beds as c ...
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Stonewall Attack
The Stonewall Attack is a chess opening characterized by White (generally) playing their pawns to d4 and e3, playing Bd3, Nd2, and then playing pawns to c3 and then f4; although the moves are not always played in that order (see transposition). ...
, a chess opening
** Stonewall Variation, in the
Dutch Defence
The Dutch Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:
:1. d4 f5
Black's 1...f5 stakes a claim to the e4-square and envisions an attack in the middlegame on White's ; however, it also weakens Black's kingside to an extent (especia ...
chess opening
Events
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Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019, events marking the fiftieth anniversary of the riots
Military
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CSS ''Stonewall'', a French-built warship built for the Confederate States Navy
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Operation Stonewall
Operation Stonewall was a World War II operation to intercept blockade runners off the west coast of German-occupied France. It was an effective example of inter-service and international co-operation.
Background
From the start of the war, the ...
, a World War II military operation
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Stonewall Brigade, an American Civil War Confederate unit
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USS ''Stonewall Jackson'' (SSBN-634), a ballistic missile submarine
Organizations and landmarks
Australia
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Stonewall Resources
Stonewall Resources () is an Australian gold mining company with exploration and development operations in New South Wales, Australia and Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.
History
The company was founded in 2008 as Meridien Resources Limited. ...
, an Australian mining company
United Kingdom
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Stonewall (charity), the largest British LGBT rights organisation, formed in 1989
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Stonewall F.C.
Stonewall F.C. is Britain's top-ranking LGBTQ+ orientated football team and the first of its kind to be FA Chartered Standard. The club is open to all, with a sizeable number of players who do not define themselves as LGBTQ+.
Stonewall are aff ...
, a British gay football team
United States
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Stonewall (Rocky Mount, North Carolina), a NRHP-listed plantation house
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Stonewall Democrats, a United States Democratic Party caucus
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Stonewall Young Democrats
The Stonewall Young Democrats (SYD) are youth-based organization across the country which are part of the LGBT-rights group in the United States, affiliated with the ''National Stonewall Democrats'' and with the Democratic Party.
Executive
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, an affiliated youth-based organization
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Stonewall Inn, site of the 1969 Stonewall riots in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City
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Stonewall National Monument, a park and landmark adjacent to the inn
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Stonewall Jackson Hotel
The Hotel 24 South is a historic hotel in Staunton, Virginia, opened in 1924. History
The hotel was built in 1924 as the Stonewall Jackson Hotel. Designed by H.L. Stevens, it is considered an excellent example of the architect's work in the Colon ...
, a hotel in Staunton, Virginia named after General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
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Stonewall of Miami Beach, a mixed disco that hosted the 1974 ''
Wild Side Story
''Wild Side Story'' is a parody musical that originated in 1973 as a drag show on the gay scene of Miami Beach, soon developed there into an underground happening for mixed audiences, and up until 2004 was performed hundreds of times in Florida, ...
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Stonewall National Museum and Archives, an LGBT museum and library in Fort Lauderdale, Florida not directly related to the inn or the riots
People
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Erling Stonewall Erling Magnusson Steinvegg or Erlingr Magnússon Steinveggr (died March 1207) was the candidate of the Bagler for the Norwegian throne from 1204 until his death. His candidacy resulted in the second Bagler War which lasted until 1208, when the quest ...
(died 1207), a 13th-century Norwegian pretender to the throne
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Stonewall Jackson
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, considered one of the best-known Confederate commanders, after Robert E. Lee. He played a prominent role in nearl ...
(1824–1863), American Civil War Confederate general, Professor of Physics, Virginia Military Institute
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Stonewall Jackson (musician) (born 1932), country musician
See also
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Stonewall Uprising
''Stonewall Uprising'' is a 2010 American documentary film examining the events surrounding the Stonewall riots that began during the early hours of June 28, 1969. ''Stonewall Uprising'' made its theatrical debut on June 16, 2010, at the Film Fo ...
'' (2010), a documentary film
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Before Stonewall
''Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community '' is a 1984 American documentary film about the LGBT community prior to the 1969 Stonewall riots. It was narrated by author Rita Mae Brown, directed by Greta Schiller, co-directed by ...
'', a 1984 documentary film
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After Stonewall'', a 1999 documentary film
* Montreal's Stonewall, a 1990 police raid on
Sex Garage
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Dry stone, a method of building without mortar
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