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made one
Stonewall
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On June 28th, through 30th, 1969, after continual harassment by the New York City police, the patrons of the Stonewall Bar, located on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village, openly defied the unjustified raids and took to the streets in demand of their civil liberties. These riots continued through the weekend, until Monday morning. The gay crowd numbered over two thousand, and in this act of integrity and self affirmation, the modern Lesbian and Gay Rights Movement was born and was soon formally launched into such organizations as the Gay Liberation Front. For gay, lesbian and bisexual activists, the word "Stonewall" signifies quite possibly the most important, single landmark in the worldwide struggle for gay rights. There at the Stonewall Bar, for the first time on record, homosexual patrons fought back when Stonewall was raided one hot summer night by New York City policemen, who came hoping to arrest gay individuals for engaging in then illegal homosexual acts. Eyewitnesses claim that the homosexual patrons' counter riot began when one burly, Stonewall patron hurled a lidded, metal garbage can filled with empty liquor bottles through a police car window. Ever since that night, Stonewall has been revered as an enduring symbol of the gay militant spark lit that night, which has become a gay/lesbian/bisexual militant conflagration setting America -- and the world -- aflame with gay rights issues and conflicts. |
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National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) - The front line activist organization in the national gay and lesbian movement. Stonewall Revisited- Homosexual, Lesbian & Gay Issue of Sex & Sexuality - Is homosexuality genetic? Does the Bible support homosexuality? What causes homosexuality? Are there such people as ex-gays? Can someone help me out of homosexuality? The Knitting Circle Lesbian and Gay Movement - Organizations and campaigners for the Lesbian and Gay movement. This site contains a vast amount of information related to the movement. |
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