Stonewall Inn

The battle for equal rights among LGBT individuals has been and continues to be a difficult and lengthy ordeal. Even in present time there is no such thing as equal rights. This is especially made evident when non-LGBT individuals concern themselves in matters that have a direct impact upon gay individuals and families. A large percentage of the population choose to express their conservative ideals ultimately resulting in discrimination against individuals who do not share their traditional…

In the late 1800’s, Julius Chambers checked herself into a mental asylum undercover as a mental patient and began composing one of the first forms of muckraker journalism, which exposed the abuse inmates were subjected to within these asylums. After Julius Chambers infamous account of the asylums, muckraker journalism spread like wildfire, leading to exposed political corruption and social scandals. Since the muckraker movement, news has become exceedingly relevant in people’s lives to get…

“A faith you have suffered for becomes more precious. The more the Crow Dogs and other traditional families were persecuted for their beliefs, the more stubbornly they held on to them” (Crow Dog 105). This quote, from Native-American woman Mary Crow Dog in her autobiography Lakota Woman, describes the desire that Native people had to hold onto their beliefs until a time where it was safe to live them. In the 1950’s, 60’s, and 70’s, Native Americans and other social groups fought for their rights…

movement also tackled the issue of gay rights. Many gays would be mistreated and often beaten on due to the fact that others did not socially accept them and they were religiously against it. Discrimination is clearly evident in 1969 New York at the Stonewall Inn Rebellion. Here, off-duty police officers raided the gay bar in Greenwich Village. These customers were finished being subjected to this inappropriate oppression. Consequently, they fought back for five days and riots crowded the…