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THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, 2-SPIR AND TERSEX PERSONS

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Canada stands up for the protectn and promotn of the human rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, 2-spir and tersex (LGBTQ2I) people human rights of all persons are universal and divisible. Combattg discrimatn based on sexual orientatn and genr inty (SOGI) has lks to rourc cludg UN rolutns on SOGI, reports on SOGI issu and activi battg discrimatn based on 2011, the UN Human Rights Council passed s first rolutn regnizg LGBT rights, followg which the OHCHR issued a report documentg vlatns of the rights of LGBT people, cludg hate crim, crimalizatn of homosexual activy and 2016, an pennt expert on sexual orientatn and genr inty has also been mandated by the uncil to:asss the implementatn of existg ternatnal human rights stments aimed at overg vlence and discrimatn agast persons on the basis of their SOGIintify and addrs the root of SOGI-based vlence and discrimatnCanada is also member of the UN LGBTI Core Group, an rmal, cross-regnal group of UN member stat tablished 2008. Its ma goal is to work wh the UN amework to ensure universal rpect for the human rights and fundamental eedoms of LGBTI exam LGBTI and health-related advot for creased awarens on homophobia and transphobia the tnal World Health Organizatn draws lks between sexual health, human rights and the 2016, the World Bank appoted s first adviser on sexual orientatn and genr inty ternatnal anizatns also support programmg the area of LGBTQ2I rights, cludg the:Global Equaly FundGlobal Philanthropy ProjectArc FoundatnRegnal anizatnsCanada is a foundg and active member of the Organizatn of the Amerin Stat (OAS) LGBTI Core Group.

The followg anizatns also work on LGBTQ2I human rights issu:Amnty InternatnalARC InternatnalEgaleÉgisEquasFondatn ÉmergenceHuman Digny TstHuman Rights WatchILGA WorldKaleidospe TstOutRight Actn InternatnalRabow RailroadThe Royal Commonwealth SocietyNews2023-05-30 - Statement by the Equal Rights Coaln on the Anti-Homosexualy Act Uganda2023-05-29 - Statement on Uganda’s Anti-Homosexualy Act2022-11-24 - Statement by the Equal Rights Coaln on the ban on the discsn and sharg of rmatn about LGBTIQ+ people and their human rights the Rsian Feratn2022-09-08 - Equal Rights Coaln – Global LGBTI Conference Declaratn2022-08-28 - Diplomats for Equaly Jot Statement – 2022 Capal Pri Ftival Report a problem on this page Thank you for your help! Called to actn by gay actor and LGBTQ rights activist Gee Takei, thoands of gay men untered the bigotry of the Proud Boys by postg photos unr the hashtag wh their partners and children. Born om the 1969 Stonewall uprisg, the nascent gay liberatn movement of the 1970s–᾽80s embraced a radilly tersectnal approach, lkg arms wh ntemporary femist and anti-racist movements to seek social transformatn.

The story of how this particular night and this particular bar me to signify global gay rebelln is a story of how llective memory works and how social movements anize to memorate their gas. Crage tail four prev police raids on gay bars ci across the Uned Stat that prompted activist rpons—and lol gas—but that eher fad om lol memory, did not spire memoratns that lasted, or did not motivate activists other ci. For example, San Francis activists mobilized rponse to police raids on gay bars the early 1960s, which me to a head durg a raid on a New Year’s Eve ball 1965 that eventually brought down the police missner.

THE STONEWALL RTS DIDN’T START THE GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT

From s gay liberatn roots to today’s natnwi work of activists and supporters, the LGBTQ rights movement has always strived toward progrs. We celebrate the movement and every one of s members whose urageo ntributns and sacrific have steadily phed society the right directn. * lgbt rights movement quizlet *

The cy’s gay tablishment did not participate, however, and distanced themselv om the transgenr and street youths and their polil anizatn, Vanguard, behd the “vlent” prott. The ordated march Los Angel, New York, and Chigo 1970 were the first gay pri paras, and sparked an ia that spread around the untry—to 116 ci the Uned Stat and 30 untri around the world.

As Armstrong and Crage have wrten, “whout the existence of homophile anizatns elsewhere, many of them found only the late 1960s, a natnal event would have been unthkable.

” Unlike the Annual Remr, which addrsed the state assertg the siary of homosexuals wh heterosexual cizens, para participants celebrated their differenc and aimed to change mds, not laws.

The Supreme Court led that feral law forbids job discrimatn based on sexual orientatn and transgenr stat, a major victory for advot of gay rights — and a surprise om an creasgly nservative urt. * lgbt rights movement quizlet *

As activists memorate the Stonewall Rts 2019, perhaps they should also lay plans for next year, to remember the fiftieth anniversary of the first gay pri para 2020. The seri begs wh the headle “There are probably 2, 700 homosexuals at Cal”, and go to tail about how police officers have been crackg down on the "homosexual activy" on mp, cludg removg every other door the men’s rtroom, so that would stop people om drillg glory hol the stalls. The Gay Liberatn Front was a polil anizatn, and they foced their attentn on the radil unter-culture to help fight discrimatn agast gays “dtry, the mass media, ernment, schools, and church” (Gay Liberatn Movement).

Durg the Fall Quarter of 1969 stunts picketed, llg for an end to the efforts of mp police to supprs homosexual activy wh the environs of the gym" (Social Prott Collectn).

HOW GAY ACTIVISTS CHALLENGED THE POLICS OF CIVILY

At the Universy of Geia the fall of 1971, spired by the post-Stonewall anizg, John Hoard and Bill Green formed the Commtee on Gay Edutn to spread awarens and te about the gay liftyle and homosexualy general. One of the first ma objectiv of the CGE was to hold a ‘Gay Dance’ to make themselv known and to ga regnn om the straight muny and universtiy at large by showg them that gays really do exist. Durg this s- the stunts veloped a list of mands for the Universy which clud: the Universy support the repeal of sodomy laws, the Universy provi facili for the CGE, the Universy give permissn to hold the gay dance as planned, and the Universy enforce the rignatn of John Cox.

In addn to the great event that was the dance, the CGE hosted many nscns raisg events the form of symposiums hop of exposg gays to their own opprsn and to te and raise awarens the straight muny about gays, their liftyle, and the acpanyg challeng.

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Addnally, another symposium entled, “Open the Door” was held May 16-18, 1973 and featured Barbara Gtgs, a noted lbian activist speakg on “Gay Lib: What Every Heterosexual Needs to Know.

” The CGE hoped that this would give closeted gays a chance to blend to the expected crowd of heterosexuals and expose them to the problems people who are gay face a heteronormative society while also exposg them to a supportive gay muny.

The CGE also signated a “Blue Jean Day” which all gays and gay supporters were to wear blue jeans to show the universy that gays do exist and do make up a nsirable portn of the universy populatn.

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THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, 2-SPIR AND TERSEX PERSONS

THE STONEWALL RTS DIDN’T START THE GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT