Stonewall riots

photographs, videos, and from verbal confirmation, hidden in the background. The Stonewall Riots, in 1969, was one of the most influential rebellions, pertaining to the Gay rights movement. At this time, and within New York (and all other U.S. States), homosexuality was illegal. And it was not until 1980, that New York legalized same-sex relationships (Research Guides: LGBTQIA+ Studies: A Resource Guide: 1969: The Stonewall…

cannot fathom being used on “his” end. She’s lost and afraid to speak up because of the way her health teacher dodges anything beyond the heteronormative and lets the “gay” jokes slide past. In other classes, perhaps she will never know about the Stonewall riots or how faggot is derived from the kindling of fires used to burn people like her in the Middle Ages (Meckel, 2014). By the time she has graduated, she has not received a single ounce of education relevant to her…

strategies that were first laid down by the civil rights movement.” Richen connects the movements in three strategies; the first strategy is a one she called the “I’m tired of your foot in my neck” strategy which includes the comparison of the Stonewall Riots, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Both events sparked rage and unity within their communities, societies, and groups popping up around the country.…

worldwide. . Martin Duberman, historian, recalled the fight between police and protesters at Stonewall in 1993. He states, “By now, the crowd had swelled to a mob, and people were picking up and throwing whatever loose objects came to hand - coins, bottles, cans, bricks from a nearby construction site. Someone even picked up dog shit from the street and threw it in the cops’ direction.” (Zinn 457). The Stonewall is important to remember since it demonstrates the frustration towards the…

Essay Homophobia and Sexism in Suzanne Pharr article, she wrote that “heterosexism and homophobia work together to enforce compulsory heterosexuality and that bastion of patriarchal power, the nuclear family.” Ministers across the world have focused on two solely “problems”: abortion and homosexuality. Puberty is when the society pressure to be heterosexual and preparing for marriage hard for individuals who struggle with their identity. The Lavender Menace discussed about women who were…

Civil disobedience and peaceful resistance to laws are seen in all aspects of the fight for equality. A relevant topic that is much glossed over in history is LGBT+ rights. While the movement is said to have started in earnest during the violent Stonewall riots, many since then have turned their…

What would America be like without its’ citizens having the opportunity to showcase their personal opinion peacefully against regulated government ideals? Is it disobedience or a social breakthrough in political principles? America was born through opposition towards the unjust government practices of a monarch. Our Founding Fathers brought to light new social ideals, that “all men are created equal” and established a revolutionary form of legislature. Throughout history, there have been a…

“My silences had not protected me. Your silences will not protect you”, Audre Lorde wrote in “The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action”(Lorde and Clarke 2007). The LGBT community has had to fight for social and political progress within many diverse spheres. Early movements often struggled to select the appropriate approaches towards achieving progress. Many issues the community has been confronted with were divisive in nature, with some preferring assimilation, while others…

LGBTQ+, short for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and so on, is a community of people gathered together who support or fall under one of these categories. The LGBTQ+ community in conjunction spreads awareness for their rights and laws, or ones that they need, but did you know that up until 2007, anyone could commit a hate crime against a person because of their sexual or gender orientation and not get punished? How about the fact that it wasn’t until 1973 that homosexuality was…

Gay rights in the United States has most recently been a large and semi-controversial topic of discussion as it gains more and more awareness throughout our society. Gay rights haven’t always been such a prominent topic, and in fact, it wasn’t until 1924 when the first documented gay rights organization, the Society for Human Rights, was founded. This society worked hard to begin to introduce this idea of gay rights to America, although it was disbanded due to political pressure shortly after it…