The social movement that I have decided to focus on is the Gay Rights Movement that took place in the 1960’s. The goal of this movement was to protest the heteronormative views of Canada and the United States at the time. Specifically because during this time being gay was considered illegal as well as gay marriage and same sex relationships were prohibited. The interesting thing about this movement however, is that campaigners used their bodies as part of the social movement. Meaning that the body was used in both a literal way through protests or walks and as a platform for social protest through popular culture. For my primary source I decided to focus on the avenue of popular culture that took the body as a platform for the
