The 1969 Stonewall Rts marked a historic turng pot for gay rights, but several smaller uprisgs preced Stonewall as LGBTQ muni phed back agast harassment and equaly.
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30 FAMO GAY PEOPLE WHO CHANGED THE WORLD
The Stonewall Rts, also lled the Stonewall Uprisg, took place on June 28, 1969, New York Cy, after police raid the Stonewall Inn, a lol gay club. The raid sparked a rt among bar patrons and neighborhood rints as police hled employe and patrons out of the bar, leadg to six days of protts and vlent clash. The Stonewall Rts served as a talyst for the gay rights movement. * famous gay riot *
In the 1960s, gay beme the word utilized by homosexual men to scribe their sexual orientatn. By the end of the 20th century, the word gay was remend by major LGBT groups and style guis to scribe people attracted to members of the same sex, although is more monly ed to refer specifilly to men.
"For the people to publicly make a statement that they were gay or lbian was this enormo risk for them — they uld have lost everythg." * famous gay riot *
He was also a victim of mid-20th Century attus to homosexualy and 1952 he was arrted bee beg homosexual was illegal Bra at this time. “The fact is, I’m gay, always have been, always will be, and I uldn’t be any more happy, fortable wh myself, and proud, ” he said at the time. Sce then, Cooper has bee somewhat of a gay in, appearg on TV and out public wh his close iend, Andy Cohen.
* famous gay riot *
Allan Horsfall is often referred to as the grandfather of the gay rights movement. This is bee he openly mpaigng as a gay man when homosexualy was still illegal.