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Black Cat Tavern protest

Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2019 7:59 pm
by Jim Eshelman
In honor of LA's Pride weekend, here is the story of the critical civil protest in the gay community two and a half years before Stonewall. Here is a recent article giving some of the history from a person who organized the protest:
https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/new ... ght-060119

The aggravating event was a police raid at the Black Cat Tavern at the stroke of midnight ending December 31, 1966. The Black Cat is 34N05'32" 118W16'47". Over a dozen people were arrested (for kissing at midnight!). Some of them were charged with lewd conduct and forced to register as sex offenders.

A protest was organized in the aftermath, and occurred February 11, 1967. (The story is in the article above, among other places.) It was met by several squads of police officers. I don't have a time for it except that it was in the evening, I'm going to guess 8 PM.

Re: Black Cat Tavern protest

Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2019 8:11 pm
by Jim Eshelman
Jim Eshelman wrote: Sun Jun 09, 2019 7:59 pm The aggravating event was a police raid at the Black Cat Tavern at the stroke of midnight ending December 31, 1966. The Black Cat is 34N05'32" 118W16'47". Over a dozen people were arrested (for kissing at midnight!). Some of them were charged with lewd conduct and forced to register as sex offenders.
Notice that the raid and the protest occurred under different Capsolars.

Year: Capsolar {+2}
(It probably was "stating the issue," also consistent with peaceful event.)
Venus on MC 1°32'
Moon & Neptune more widely angular

Bridge
t Mars sq. Cansolar MC 1°03'

Quarter: Libsolar {+2}
Neptune on Dsc 0°10'
-- Sun-Neptune sq. 0°30' PVP
Mercury & Jupiter more widely foreground
-- Mercury-Jupiter sq. 2°08'
Moon-Pluto sq. 2°27'

Month: Caplunar
(Consistent with civil rights matters.)
Jupiter on Dsc 0°58'
Moon & Neptune more widely foreground
-- Jupiter-Neptune sq. 2°15' in mundo
-- Moon-Jupiter op. 3°05' in mundo

Week: Canlunar {+2}
(This lowered the boom!)
Mars on IC 1°01'
Moon, Venus, Jupiter more widely foreground
-- Moon-Venus op. 3°11' in mundo

Day: Capsolar Quotidian {+1}
p Asc sq. s Venus 0°56'

Day: Capsolar Quotidian & Transits {+2}
p MC conj. r Mars 1°41'
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t Mars sq. s MC 1°03'

Re: Black Cat Tavern protest

Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2019 10:57 pm
by Jim Eshelman
Jim Eshelman wrote: Sun Jun 09, 2019 7:59 pm A protest was organized in the aftermath, and occurred February 11, 1967. (The story is in the article above, among other places.) It was met by several squads of police officers. I don't have a time for it except that it was in the evening, I'm going to guess 8 PM.
Year: Capsolar {+1}
Venus on WP 0°45'
Neptune more widely angular

Bridge
t Jupiter sq. Cansolar Asc 1°25'

Month/Week: Caplunar {+2}
Venus on IC 1°41'
Mercury & Neptune more widely foreground
-- Mercury-Neptune sq. 1°01' in mundo
Moon-Jupiter op. 2°50'

Day: Capsolar Quotidian & Transits {+2}
p Asc op. p Moon 0°38', t Venus 0°46'
-- t Venus conj. p Moon 0°08'
p EP op. t Mercury 0°22'
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t Sun op. s Asc 1°08'
-- t Sun sq. s Neptune 0°51'

Day: Cansolar Quotidian & Transits
p MC conj. s Mercury 0°23'
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t Jupiter sq. s Asc 1°25'