patrons did something that would change history. They fought back. In the 1950s and 1960s‚ very few establishments welcomed openly gay people‚ and those that did were often bars‚ although bar owners and managers were rarely gay themselves. The Stonewall Inn‚ at the time‚ was owned by the Mafia. It catered to an assortment of patrons‚ but it was known for being popular with the poorest and most marginalized people in the gay community: drag queens‚ representatives of a newly self-aware transgender
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America could still be if the Stonewall Riots never happened. Thankfully‚ today this is not the America we know. America is the land of the free‚ it’s a place where self-expression is welcomed. The Stonewall Riots was a historical movement for the LGBT (Lesbians‚ Gays‚ Bisexual‚ and Transgender) community. The riots had many positive effects on America today such as the pride parade‚ LGBT rights‚ and the creation of Gay Liberation Front (GLF). Before the Stonewall Riots Tony Lauris‚ also known as
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orientation-homosexuals. For many people the police raid on the Stonewall- a popular gay bar in Greenwich‚ New York- would later turn out to be the Rosa Parks movement of the LGBT community. The Stonewall Riots would raise positive public awareness of the Gay Rights Movement in 1969‚ and for many more years to come. For the first time gays‚ lesbians‚ transgenders and bisexuals were united and fought for the same cause. The Stonewall was considered to be a haven for the oppressed. When the police
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Introduction The stonewall riots of 1969 happened consecutively for 3 days‚ it all started on June 27th in Greenwich Village‚ New York at the Stonewall Inn. During the 1960’s it was common for the police to raid gay bars‚ and when this would happen the gays and lesbians would try to sneak out the back door. The police would arrest the patrons and drag them off to jail‚ their names were written down and published in the newspaper by the next day and as a result they would be fired from their jobs
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STONEWALL: AN ERA INTRODUCTION In the early morning hours of June 28‚ 1969 the streets of Greenwich Village in New York turned from the normal relaxed party scene to a nightmare of riotous proportions. In the next three days the gay liberation movement would hit an influential peak that would carry the movement into the 70’s and influence homophile history forever. Most historians agree that the Stonewall Riots were the marker for the gay liberation movement. While the events that occurred
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The Stonewall Riots Outline I. Introduction: A. Topic: Violence as a Mean to Defend Human Rights B. Narrowing down of the focus of the topic: The Stonewall Riots: The LGBT Community Rises in Action C. Statement of specific topic and the plan to follow: The Stonewall Riots represent a good example of when violence is needed. Why? Because of its causes‚ what lead to the protests and its consequences‚ what came afterwards. II. Body: A.The
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Stonewall Riots "Liberation for gay people is to define ourselves how and with whom we live‚ instead of measuring our relationships by straight values To be free territory‚ we must govern ourselves‚ set up our own institutions‚ defend ourselves‚ and use our own energies to improve our lives" (Wittman‚ 75). Carl Wittman’s Refugees from Amerika: A Gay Manifesto‚ drew together many of the themes dealing with gay liberation. This quote demonstrates the goals of the gay and lesbian movement‚ a movement
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The Stonewall riots directly resulted in the birth of two new gay activist groups- the Gay Liberation Front‚ and the Gay Activists Alliance. The Gay Liberation Front (GLF) was formed immediately after the riots by Martha Shelley‚ Sylvia Rivera‚ Marsha P. Johnson‚ Michael Brown‚ Jerry Hoose‚ and Jim Owles. Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson went on to become well known LGBTQ+ activists‚ founding STAR‚ a foundation advocating for queer and homeless women of color.The GLF took a more radical approach
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Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was born on January 21‚ 1824 in Clarksburg‚ Virginia. His father and younger sibling had died of typhoid fever when Jackson was very young. This left himself‚ his mother and a younger sister. His mother remarried and fell into debt with her more current husband. Because of the immense financial struggles distressing the family‚ Jackson was forced to go live with an uncle. Jackson’s uncle paid little to no attention to him‚ even when young Jackson showed an interest in learning
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recognized. This was due to that fact that the efforts were shy and attempted to gain recognition slowly with minimal attention--causing them to appear as more isolated and unconfident. However‚ although there was a negative association before the Stonewall riots‚ the harsh connections
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