Advocates for LGBT rights organized two sit-ins at the popular Dewey's Restaurant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On April 25, 1965, about 150 LGBT demonstrators walked into Dewey's and refused to leave in the name of civil rights. This was in response to Dewey's recent policy claiming it would not serve homosexuals, masculine women, or feminine men. Nor would they serve persons wearing "nonconformist clothing". Three people were arrested.
On May 2, 1965, protestors staged a second sit-in at Dewey's. No arrests happened this time and Dewey's reversed their policy. The incidents helped forge a path toward the gay rights movement.
In October 2018, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission erected a historical marker to commemorate the sit-in.
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