Since the dawn of man, one fact has remained true to this very day: we are all unique. Upon this earth, the United States of America has always been notorious for its blend of every type of individual imaginable; it is home to nearly 318.9 million people, all of which descend from every crack and crevice of the planet with their own set of traits and characteristics. One unique group in particular has risen like the Phoenix from the ashes of inequality and changed the mindset of society throughout the twentieth and twenty first century, and it continues the fight today; this group is none other than the LGBT community, an assortment of American citizens who identify with a different sexuality or gender than what society has instituted as what
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As stated on history.com, right after 3 o’clock in the morning, a police raid at the Stonewall Inn, a New York City gay club, became violent when patrons of the establishment and local sympathizers began to revolt against the police. Even though the police had the right to raid the club, seeing as how the club was selling liquor without a license alongside other violations, New York’s gay community grew tired of the police department targeting gay clubs; even the majority of clubs had already been closed. The crowd silently watched Stonewall’s employees being arrested, and then the crowd started throwing bottles at the police when three drag queens and a lesbian were forcefully pushed into a paddy wagon. Although there was a plethora of police officers, protest oozed over into neighboring streets, and there was no order until more officers were deployed to the scene. The protest was so intense that the officers had to take shelter inside the club, and two policemen received injuries. After the Stonewall Riot, several days of further protest went on in New York. Because of this, the Stonewall Riot is still seen as a turning point in the collaboration of the LGBT …show more content…
history, Harry Hay started the Mattachine Society, the country’s first successful organization to liberate gays. Harry started his activist life in the 1930’s; he fought for the workers’ rights in the labor movement. Shortly after he met another activist name Will Geer, Harry became a member of the Communist Party and a Marxist teacher. Harry’s experience organizing in his activist movements gave him what he form completely secret, underground homosexual organization in Los Angeles. In a time of total and utter oppression, Mattachine provided safety and security for homosexuals to come together and liberate themselves. The Mattachine Society then spread to major cities throughout the United States. Later on down the road, in 1979, when the gay rights movement was losing traction, Harry and three others ordered the first Spiritual Gathering of Radical Faeries, calling out to activists across the country. This gathering began a movement of Radical Faeries that is, to this day, still active across the US and around the
As stated on history.com, right after 3 o’clock in the morning, a police raid at the Stonewall Inn, a New York City gay club, became violent when patrons of the establishment and local sympathizers began to revolt against the police. Even though the police had the right to raid the club, seeing as how the club was selling liquor without a license alongside other violations, New York’s gay community grew tired of the police department targeting gay clubs; even the majority of clubs had already been closed. The crowd silently watched Stonewall’s employees being arrested, and then the crowd started throwing bottles at the police when three drag queens and a lesbian were forcefully pushed into a paddy wagon. Although there was a plethora of police officers, protest oozed over into neighboring streets, and there was no order until more officers were deployed to the scene. The protest was so intense that the officers had to take shelter inside the club, and two policemen received injuries. After the Stonewall Riot, several days of further protest went on in New York. Because of this, the Stonewall Riot is still seen as a turning point in the collaboration of the LGBT …show more content…
history, Harry Hay started the Mattachine Society, the country’s first successful organization to liberate gays. Harry started his activist life in the 1930’s; he fought for the workers’ rights in the labor movement. Shortly after he met another activist name Will Geer, Harry became a member of the Communist Party and a Marxist teacher. Harry’s experience organizing in his activist movements gave him what he form completely secret, underground homosexual organization in Los Angeles. In a time of total and utter oppression, Mattachine provided safety and security for homosexuals to come together and liberate themselves. The Mattachine Society then spread to major cities throughout the United States. Later on down the road, in 1979, when the gay rights movement was losing traction, Harry and three others ordered the first Spiritual Gathering of Radical Faeries, calling out to activists across the country. This gathering began a movement of Radical Faeries that is, to this day, still active across the US and around the