Chauncey writes about homosexuals and how they are treated “fifty years ago.” I did know that homosexuals in the past faced harsh criticism, but when I read Chauncey’s essay I was shocked to learn that homosexuals were not treated as people but instead as if they were nothing. How can someone take away another person’s rights because they are homosexual? It does not make sense to me. According to the references Chauncey uses, I believe they are effective in pointing out the struggles homosexuals faced and how people treated them. I agree with Chauncey because he acknowledges the history of homosexual discrimination as something that needs to be known. By using compare and contrast it made me realize that society in the past did not accept homosexually
