I would like to question the use of the term, "riot", in this article. I am concerned that it is rather pejorative and somewhat imprecise. According to the Oxford American Dictionary, "riot" refers to "a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd". In the case of the Stonewall Rebellion, the term, "riot", is inaccurate, as the peace was not initially violated by an existing crowd, but by a corrupt police force. I believe that the term, "rebellion", is more accurate in this case, as it refers to "an act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler" or "the action or process of resisting authority, control, or convention". In the case of the Stonewall Rebellion, patrons were responding to violent persecution by a government entity with non-violent forms of resistance (chorus lines, singing) or minor acts of force (bottle and coin throwing).