June 28 marks the 45th anniversary of the Stonewall riots — a moment that has often been deemed “the genesis” of the contemporary lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights movement.
Still, other historical sites across the country where landmark LGBT rights moments have taken place are in abundance, and many of them go largely unnoticed. Among them is the Black Cat in Los Angeles, which has been deemed the “older sister” of Stonewall, as it was the site of the first documented LGBT civil rights demonstration on Feb. 11, 1967.