Question

What name was given to a series of violent events on 21 May 1979 in San Francisco, USA, sparked by the lenient sentencing (for voluntary manslaughter, the lightest possible) of Dan White for the assassinations of Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk, which led to changes in the city's official attitude to gays?

Answer 1

White Night riots
A peaceful march through the Castro district of San Francisco turned violent when it arrived at City Hall, where hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of property damage was done, as well as injuries to police officers and rioters. Several hours later, police made a retaliatory raid on a gay bar in San Francisco's Castro District: patrons were beaten by police in riot gear, and 24 arrests were made. Subsequently, Mayor Dianne Feinstein was re-elected and appointed a pro-gay Chief of Police, which increased recruitment of gays in the police force.