Stonewall Inn

During an era that saw protests for women’s and African-Americans’ rights, homosexuals were also beginning the fight for equality. In the 1960s when it was normal for homosexuals to be persecuted by police, the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar, was raided by the police who began arresting the patrons. On June 8, 1969, members of the gay community and sympathisers alike took a stand and refused to cooperate with the police. This stand not only raised awareness to the lack of rights for the gay community,…

was targeted was The Stonewall Riots. To show how extreme the discrimination was against homosexuals was, there was a law that makes it illegal to serve homosexuals in bars. In order to determine if someone was gay they would check to see if the person was wearing at least one item that belonged to the opposite sex. Cops often raided bars around the city to check for this illegal activity. The Stonewall In was a bar that served everyone and was raided quite often. The Stonewall Riots was a raid…

Take a trip back with me to June 28th, 1969. This day is important for many reasons. It is the beginning of the Gay liberation movement at the Stonewall Inn. Now I’m sure we are all well aware of the significance of such an event and the domino effect that rippled across the nation. For those of you who don’t though, the events that took place at Stonewall was a riot of freedom and life (do your research). For me, it holds more significance, not because of the actions that took place then and…

Stonewall was an LGBT club located in Greenwich village Manhattan New York on Christopher street (wikipedia n.d.). In Lectures Professor step toe provided background information saying that police officers would go typically harass gay men and arrest them. On June 28, 1969, the people at Stonewall stood up and brought back. They began to throw bottles at police and Drag Queen began to do high kicks…

by events such as the Stonewall riots. These people people organized social groups such as the Daughters of Bilitis and the Mattachine Society, fighting to be able to exist in public spaces such as bars and the papers and later on, rights to same-sex marriage and equal job opportunity. The LGBT movement has impacted our society in social and public ways, changing the way we will interact in future years. Before the Mattachine Society and the Daughters of Bilitis the Stonewall Riots, and the gay…

One of the groups formed due to the Stonewall Inn was called the Gay Liberation Front (G.L.F), it was named after the National liberation front of South Vietnam. The members of the Front felt that they were part of the movement that was antiwar, liberation, and collation of the new left. "The current system," wrote one Front member in a 1970 flyer entitled "What is Gay Liberation," "denies us our basic humanity in much the same way as it is denied to blacks, women, and other oppressed…

homophobia is defined as "aversion to gay or homosexual people and their behavior lifestyle or culture" by the American heritage dictionary in 1992. homophobia is discrimination and hate and opposition of homosexuals that leads to prejudice views and treatment towards them this ideology historically routes from homosexuality being seen as a non-conformity tomorrow and harming toward society influencing I sentiment against gay individuals including lesbian bisexual and any sexuality that seems…

Before Stonewall gives an accurate overview of the progression and regression of gays in society throughout the 20th century by utilizing primary sources who witnessed and were involved in some of the most important historical events surrounding gay rights. By tracing back these key events, we can see how society influenced the position of unconventional groups and prevent a prejudiced repeat of history. In the early 1900’s and 1910’s, homosexuality was believed to be a mental illness that…

Sylvia Lee Rivera was a Venezuelan/Puerto Rican Stonewall veteran and transgender activist. Born in July of 1951, Sylvia Rivera was born in New York City as Ray Rivera. She was abandoned by her father, José Rivera early in life and became an orphan at three years old when her mother committed suicide by ingesting rat poison. Rivera was then raised by her grandmother, who did not agree with her behavior and fretted her femininity and sexuality and often beat her for being a “trouble maker” . At…

Marriage is defined as “any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating partners mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities”. (“Marriage”) In Oklahoma, we think of it as some form for only a male and female to become unified. We Oklahomans are the 9th in the Top Conservative States in the United States. Being so conservative and being in the heart of…