The Stonewall riots was when the homosexuals "stood up for their dignity during a confrontation at a bar called the Stonewall inn in New York City's Greenwich Village." This confrontation happened on June 27, 1969. The confrontation ended in the Result of Gay Pride week. the gay pride week was organized to commemorate the first anniversary of Stonewall. I think that this is one of the most powerful and important moments in the history of gay pride. the stonewall riots mark the first time that the homosexuals stood up against the people and fought for their rights, like having more then three gays at a bar at the same time. During the first Gay Pride week they had a march in New York City consisting of 10,000 gays and lesbians. This shows that most of the Gays & Lesbians came and participated in the march. 2010 marks the 41st anniversary of the stonewall riots, and there are now hundreds of thousands to millions of people who particpate in the march in New York City. The Stonewall riots commerate the begining of when the homosexuals started to gain respect, and be recognized as human beings, and not people who where hidden from society.
Deitcher, David, ed., The Question of Equality: Lesbian and Gay Politics in America since Stonewall, 1995; National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (http://www.ngltf.org/); Newton, David E., Gay and Lesbian Rights, 1994.
Deitcher, David, ed., The Question of Equality: Lesbian and Gay Politics in America since Stonewall, 1995; National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (http://www.ngltf.org/); Newton, David E., Gay and Lesbian Rights, 1994.
I found a lot of parallels between this and the civil rights movement. After the civil rights movement, I think it became easier not only for different races to become comfortable living with one another, but for people of different sexualities to live in acceptance of one another.
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