Liberation

that being gay was a mental illness, because living a “normal” life consists of a man marrying a woman, and not man and man, nor woman and woman. Following the Stonewall Riots in 1969, Brenda Howard helped organize the 1970 Christopher Street Gay Liberation Day Parade. She made an organization easier for African Americans, Hispanics, White, and Transgender patrons to stand up for equality. I followed Ms. Howard through all success and failure and I reported history in the making. I am…

and continued to grow as repressive elites attempted to halt the growth of sexual culture through Kansas University administration, the distribution of an oral contraception for unmarried women, and oppression of local press and on and off-campus liberation movements. All these events and organizations eventually lead to the freedom and equality of sexual culture, but not before going through multiple protests, court cases, and other acts…

What initially seemed to be a regular police raid on a random June night in 1969 turned into riots lasting several evenings, with an impact that would continue to this day. Often people divide the history of the United States’ gay rights movement into two epochs- “before Stonewall” and “after Stonewall”. Accordingly, this distinction illustrates the Stonewall Riots’ individual importance for gay rights even as it was not the first event to highlight the injustices of homophobia. Despite its…

History of United States is full of ups and downs. So many good things happened that improved the future of of the whole nation, but we cannot forget about the dark side. Wars, gender inequality, and racial discrimination make up the majority of negative aspects. People who are oppressed, abused, and minority look for escapes from their misery. One of those last resorts is religion. Since I am an immigrant who became a citizen, I would use this research paper as an opportunity to look back at…

What made European Americans fight for political liberation? There were three ways European Americans began to fight for political liberation when King George refused his assent to laws. The three ways European Americans fought for political liberation are petitioning; voting and colonies became independent states after The Declaration of Independence. When the 13 colonies began, colonists did not mind being ruled by King George. The colonists began to realize that they were being mistreated. “…

street kids as well as the realities of police raids and the brutality of their bigotry. In the process, he learns more about LGBTQ culture and involves himself in the struggle and starts the riot. The Stonewall riots were a major part of the gay liberation movement from the late 60’s to the mid 80’s. Although homosexuality is part of the norm for much of human history, for the past few centuries…

Peter Singer,the author of “Animal Liberation”, talks about how he thinks animals should be treated and cared for. Singer provides examples on humans experiment on animals and treat them with the mindset of any other pet. Jane Goodall from “Animal Liberation” states that there will always be a communication barrier between animals and humans, making us unsure of what animals really feel. In my opinion, I agree with the author to an extent, animals should be treated with the same moral respect…

evidence that some people are not members of our race does not entitle us to abuse them, and similarly the fact that some people are less resourceful than others does not mean that their concerns may be disregarded. Peter Singer published Animal Liberation in 1975 which has been mentioned as a leading prompt on leaders…

however the riots that followed were. The raid led to six days of what became known as the Stonewall Riots. The Riots were credited with being the event that commenced the LGBT+ movement. They were the event that ‘catapulted the issue of sexual liberation out of the dark ages and into a new era,’ , but while the Riots were instrumental in promoting social change in America they were far from perfect nor were they the only factor. The Stonewall Riots were violent, and like most violent riots they…

muscle memory. I disagree with Sara Lawrence the reason being memories do help people , they do not hinder us to succeed in the present. In the article piece that was Adapted from Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, I’ve Known Rivers: Lives of Loss and Liberation, she states how many people like to look back in the past and think of the memories and Intertwine them with the present. She starts of her article…