The Stonewall Riots

People in countries all over the world are fighting for LGBTQ+ rights, and it is important to honor and remember what sparked the riot that started the gay rights movement off running. Stonewall is a detailed and complete explanation of how and why things boiled over to begin the United State’s battle for LGBTQ+ rights, making it an optimal contender on the list of things to use to expand one’s knowledge and respect for the community and it’s history.

Another huge social and cultural change during this time was the gay liberation movement. During the 1960’s, many groups decided to fight for their rights and equality. One of these groups was the gay and lesbian members of society. Many of these individuals were discriminated against and had no rights, but they decided enough was enough. In the 1960’s, gays decided to begin the fight for their own rights. One example of this was made after New York officers decided to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in New York’s very own Greenwich Village on June 27, 1969. This type of raid was not unusual, being that many police officers made it a habit of raiding gay and lesbian bars. This became known as the “Stonewall Riot”, which many view as the starting point of the gay liberation movement. The gay liberation movement was the fight by gays and lesbians for equal rights, one of these rights being the right to not be discriminated against, and most importantly, to be able to openly “come out” to their family and friends. The gay liberation movement helped to impact our current times greatly. Today, a gay person has rights just like anyone else. A gay

Life for most homosexuals during the first half of the Twentieth century was one of hiding, being ever so careful to not give away their true feelings and predilections. Although the 1920s saw a brief moment of openness in American society, that was quickly destroyed with the progress of the Cold War, and by default, that of McCarthyism. The homosexuals of the 50s “felt the heavy weight of medical prejudice, police harassment and church condemnation … [and] were not able to challenge these authorities.” They were constantly battered, both physically and emotionally, by the society that surrounded them. The very mention or rumor of one’s homosexuality could lead to the loss of their family, their livelihood and, in some cases, their

Stonewall: the Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution, was written by David Carter in New York, and published in 2004. This book serves the purpose of identifying Stonewall as the starting point for the modern gay revolution as a whole. It argues that the riots set a spark that ignited America in favor of homosexual rights as well as political and social opportunity. This book is valuable because it not only acknowledges the riots at Stonewall as important, but shows how they transformed homosexual life and the movement entirely. Carter persuades readers to see New York as a venue for revolution, and acknowledges the challenges faced throughout the beginning of the movement,

Obviously, the gay community will not stop to remember the major events leading to gay liberation in the U.S. Those who witnessed the June 28, 1969 violent demonstrations by a group of gays at the Stonewall Inn, located in the Greenwich Village near Manhattan, New York City, will forever remember the impact of that early morning hours riots against police raid in the history of gay liberation movement.

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Minorities have always been underrepresented by every media outlet, whether that be film, literature, pop culture, etc., and that furthers stereotypes. Something that has always and will continue to be a device of discord in human nature is that of wanting to be heard, no matter how disastrous that might become. This has been shown by multiple events throughout the entire Gay Rights movement, most notably the birth of the movement which are, the Stonewall Riots, “These riots were highly influential to establishing a foothold, however it was a peaceful protest, despite the name. Stonewall Riots was the forerunner for LGBT movements and begin gay rights groups June 28, 1969, In the early hours of June 28, 1969, a group of gay customers at a

The 1960’s was a decade of great change in America, from civil rights for African Americans to equal rights for women, the American people were rising up and discovering that their voice in the political discourse was just as important as those they elected to office. One other such group that awakened and challenged the existing status quo that kept them silent and scared were the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities across the country. From the first large-scale associations of LGBT individuals that formed in San Francisco in the 1950’s to the political and social groups that came to be following the Stonewall Riots of 1969, they would speak out and not allow themselves to be kept down anymore. The aim of this paper is to establish the events and opinions that led up to the uprising at the Stonewall Inn such as perceived and real discrimination by police, medical professionals, and society itself, what actually happened at Stonewall, and how they sparked the modern LGBT movement in the United States over the next half century to the present day.

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Stonewall Riots: the Events that Sparked the LGBTQ+ Rights Movement When most think of the gay rights movement of today, most realize that it is all very progressive, and many people, regardless of gender or sexuality, fully support the movement. Although this is the case now, things for the LGBTQ+ community have not always this accepting. According to a popular news website, "[The LGBTQ+ community] were viewed as some kind of freak show," said Tommy Lanigan-Schmidt. "Something to be avoided." (cbsnews.com) Around the mid 20th century and before, anyone who did not identify, or was suspected of not identifying as straight was highly discriminated against, and, in most cases, persecuted.

In the past decades, the struggle for gay rights in the Unites States has taken many forms. Previously, homosexuality was viewed as immoral. Many people also viewed it as pathologic because the American Psychiatric Association classified it as a psychiatric disorder. As a result, many people remained in ‘the closet’ because they were afraid of losing their jobs or being discriminated against in the society. According to David Allyn, though most gays could pass in the heterosexual world, they tended to live in fear and lies because they could not look towards their families for support. At the same time, openly gay establishments were often shut down to keep openly gay people under close scrutiny (Allyn 146). But since the 1960s, people

During the 1950s and 60s activities like holding hands, sexual associated activities, grouping in public, kissing, and drinking alcohol were all illegal for homosexuals in most states. The first groups that stood for homosexual men and women started in the mid-1950s, and the modern gay rights movement did not take place until the 1960s. It wasn’t until civil rights campaigns, the women 's movement, and antiwar protests began that gays were able to challenge previous laws and stand up for their rights. Not until a decade after were gay women and men “consented” to the privacy of a sexual life.

Political movements have changed and developed over time. Many have survived the decades, and are just as alive now as they were fifty years ago. The rights of women and people of color sparked movements dating back to the 1960s and earlier, and both are back in the spotlight today. Environmental activism became an important issue in the 1970s, and is still a concern today, although to a lesser extent. Although the gay rights discussion at the national level began following the Stonewall Riots in 1969, and Pride Parades began popping up nationwide shortly thereafter, LGBT individuals had no legal rights or protections before the increased activism of this decade (Dreier, 2015). Peace movements are also found in many different time periods, reflecting an ever-prevalent anti-war sentiment that becomes visible whenever our country engages in foreign conflict.

“That is so gay”, a common saying that Americans are used to hearing on a daily basis. This phrase is used to describe something that is a negative action or idea, thus revealing the mindsets of how Americans saw the gay community. Overtime, Americans have changed their interpretation and attitudes towards this phrase, because they realized the reality of calling something or even someone gay. This phrase is not an insult because the word “gay” is something people identify themselves as. This led to the name “LGBT community” because gay already had a negative connotation. The LGBT community has aspired due to the Stonewall riots. The Stonewall riots took place in Greenwich Village, New York City on June 28, 1969-July 1969. These riots consisted of the LGBT community against the police and people who did not like the gay community. The LGBT community stood up against oppression from the police. Tension between the LGBT community and the police grew due to the police violating their space and taking advantage of them in gay bars. The police and other people who did not like the LGBT community barged into any gay bar they found and tried to get anyone arrested. This is because the distribution of alcohol in gay bars is illegal. It is illegal because alcohol in the presence of someone in the LGBT community increases the risk of sexual activity, thus increasing the risk of sexually transmitted diseases. The Stonewall bar, specifically, had frequent visits from antihomosexuals, so

Queer rights have been a hot button issue and controversial topic for many years. The first documented gay rights organization was formed in 1924 when Henry Gerber added homosexuality to the Society of Human Rights (CNN, 2017). Since then, there have been many other LGBTQIA+ milestones such as the raid of the Stonewall inn, which took place in New York City during 1969, the first same-sex marriage in the United States in 2004, and the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in 2011 (CNN, 2017). As a Country, the United States has made many strides to improving the rights of the LBGTQIA+ community.