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Lots of intersecting identities--enabled greater ability to expand and spread. The ownership of capital in different arenas such as churches and businesses within members of the movement was important as well.

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Unlike some of the other 60s' movements Gay Liberation was more revolutionary than reformative. They were not necessarily looking for support from the public. Their legitimacy came from their collective identity rather than the things they achieved.

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Gained support from heterosexual and all different social classes--this was a result of the parade. Also, the police also were in charge of protecting the parade and protests. The parade served as an annual reminder and was a relevant vehicle for success.

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It's commemorative form helped it last far longer than others.

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Riots and raids earlier were on a smaller scale and did not receive as much publicity. They occurred in multiple cities, i.e. in San Francisco, they did wanted to be recognized as more peaceful than having riots.

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All of the protests occurred in areas where there was already a well-established gay community. However before Stonewall the protests and their media coverage did not travel outside of the local community.

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The other riots were stigmatized by having names and pictures of individuals implicate taken and made public. Resulted in social isolation. There was more open acceptance of the individuals who were implicated (Instead of criminalization) due to the mnemonic capacity increase.

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It appeared larger so people felt safer and were more likely to gather in large groups. The protests allowed people to be involved and to watch--this allowed the activists to distribute flyers and information. Again, they fought back against the police.

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riot was not considered newsworthy or as big as stonewall. wasn't mentioned in mainstream press,

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Armstrong and Crage wrote about resonance, or the perceived importance of the movement. They also mentioned mnemonic capacity, or the movement's ability to remind others of an event regularly 

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Dramatic, large scale, connections and opportunity

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Number of Participants increased the commemorabillity of the situation. High mnemonic capacity.

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Armstrong and Crage wrote about resonance, or the perceived importance of the movement. They also mentioned mnemonic capacity, or the movement's ability to remind others of an event regularly
(ex: Stonewall parades).

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Commemoration is based on resonance, charisma,radical political approach, commemorative vehicle

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Direct participation in the event and lack of complacency and the perception of the event facilitated change. Visibility makes events more commemorable as well, especially in our time.

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By the the time that Stonewall happened, a network was already in place for the gay liberation movement, which allowed news of the riot to spread to communities across the country.

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it was a public event, the news dictated it, they held parades every year (pride parades) to commemorate it

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The fact that there was a significant increase in Civil Disobedience (historical Nexus) resulted in these individuals being emboldened enough to work together and participate in collective action. (Network with Black Community)

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The gay community retaliated against the police for the first time. They "exploited" the raid. This caused there to be more publicity in the media. Stonewall caused the gay community to come together as a cohesive unit.

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It was the first major event that could be pinpointed. "Undesirable people" were all over the media so that caught people's attention. And it lasted for a few days as well.