Protters March In Washgton, D.C. To Support Gay And Lbian Rights : NPR

Contents:

• A BRIEF HISTORY OF CIVIL RIGHTS THE UNED STAT: NATNAL MARCH ON WASHGTON FOR LBIAN AND GAY RIGHTS
• NATNAL MARCH ON WASHGTON FOR LBIAN AND GAY RIGHTS
• ABOUT THE CENTERSCE 1983 THE CENTER HAS BEEN SUPPORTG, FOSTERG AND CELEBRATG THE LGBT MUNY OF NEW YORK CY. FD MORE RMATN ON AND OUR WORK ABOUT THE CENTER. VIS ABOUT THE CENTEROUR MISSNCYBER CENTERCENTER HISTORYRACE EQUYMEDIA CENTERLEARSHIP & STAFFEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNICORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSANNUAL REPORTS & FANCIAL INFORMATNCONTACT USHOURS & LOTNSEMAPSUPPORT THE CENTER
• PHOTOGRAPHIC SLI OF THE FIRST MARCH ON WASHGTON FOR LBIAN AND GAY RIGHTS
• NATNAL MARCH ON WASHGTON FOR LBIAN AND GAY RIGHTS "DEMAND YOUR RIGHTS! MARCH ON WASHGTON"
• HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS MARCH FOR GAY RIGHTS
• 'VISIBILY IS PROTECTN' AT MARCH ON WASHGTON TO SUPPORT GAY AND LBIAN RIGHTS
• GAY AND LBIAN MARCH ON WASHGTON

A BRIEF HISTORY OF CIVIL RIGHTS THE UNED STAT: NATNAL MARCH ON WASHGTON FOR LBIAN AND GAY RIGHTS

Natnal March on Washgton for Lbian and Gay Rights.

Pass a prehensive lbian/gay rights bill Congrs.

NATNAL MARCH ON WASHGTON FOR LBIAN AND GAY RIGHTS

Repeal all anti-lbian/gay laws. End discrimatn lbian mother and gay father ctody s. Protect gay and lbian youth om any laws which are ed to discrimate agast, oppose and/or harass them their hom, schools, jobs and social environments.

The divinds of dissent: how nflict and culture work lbian and gay march on Washgton, HQ76. Marks Ridger, ed., Speakg for Our Liv: Historic Speech and Rhetoric for Gay and Lbian Rights (1892-2000), available as an eBook (2012) through Howard Universy Librari.

ABOUT THE CENTERSCE 1983 THE CENTER HAS BEEN SUPPORTG, FOSTERG AND CELEBRATG THE LGBT MUNY OF NEW YORK CY. FD MORE RMATN ON AND OUR WORK ABOUT THE CENTER. VIS ABOUT THE CENTEROUR MISSNCYBER CENTERCENTER HISTORYRACE EQUYMEDIA CENTERLEARSHIP & STAFFEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNICORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSANNUAL REPORTS & FANCIAL INFORMATNCONTACT USHOURS & LOTNSEMAPSUPPORT THE CENTER

Gay liberatn movement -- Washgton (D. Gays -- Uned Stat -- Washgton (D.

On April 25, 1993, “The March on Washgton for Lbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberatn” (93 MOW) took place. We mand passage of a lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr civil rights bill and an end to discrimatn by state and feral ernments cludg the ary; repeal of all sodomy laws and other laws that crimalize private sexual exprsn between nsentg adults.

We mand legislatn to prevent discrimatn agast lbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenr people the areas of fay diversy, ctody, adoptn and foster re and that the fn of fay clus the full diversy of all fay stctur. We mand full and equal cln of lbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenr people the tnal system, and cln of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr studi multicultural curricula. Many Amerins today are faiar wh the history of the Cold War and how Amerin lears and policymakers fought munism abroad, but ls know of the liberate efforts rried out by the feral ernment to prevent the spread of munism the Uned Stat—cludg the surveillance and persecutn of spected “homosexual” cizens.

PHOTOGRAPHIC SLI OF THE FIRST MARCH ON WASHGTON FOR LBIAN AND GAY RIGHTS

Historilly speakg, homosexualy was often purported as a form of viancy or crimaly.

NATNAL MARCH ON WASHGTON FOR LBIAN AND GAY RIGHTS "DEMAND YOUR RIGHTS! MARCH ON WASHGTON"

This purge, also known as the “Lavenr Sre, ” began wh feral agenci, who fired or forced the rignatn of dividuals spected to be “homosexual. The Hoey Report (1950) documented ngrsnal vtigative "fdgs" that falsely lked homosexualy to secury risk the feral workforce.

The nsistent terratn of rights for LGBTQ+ cizens durg the “Lavenr Sre” led to the homophile movement and the first documented and anized gay rights picket at the Whe Hoe on April 17, 1965. 5 Frank Kameny, who had been fired om his job as a feral astronomer for beg gay, led the monstratn alongsi members of the Washgton, D.

Prott signs read: “Homosexual Cizens Want to Serve Their Country Too! Johnson about their tentns:A group of homosexual Amerin cizens, and those supportg their e, is picketg the Whe Hoe, today, lawful, dignified, and orrly prott— the bt Amerin tradn—agast the treatment beg meted out to fifteen ln homosexual Amerin cizens by their ernment—treatment which nstantly mak of them send-class cizens, at bt. Johnson, brought ccial urgency, energy, and visibily to the movement for LGBTQ+ rights across Ameri and laid the foundatn for the gay liberatn movement—more radil than the prev homophile movement.

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS MARCH FOR GAY RIGHTS

Followg notable ton for LGBTQ+ equaly the 1970s, cludg the electn of openly gay polician Harvey Milk to ernment office and the Amerin Psychiatric Associatn’s removal of homosexualy om their list of psychiatric disorrs, the gay liberatn movement beme more vol and celebratory than ever before.

'VISIBILY IS PROTECTN' AT MARCH ON WASHGTON TO SUPPORT GAY AND LBIAN RIGHTS

At the first Natnal March on Washgton for Lbian and Gay Rights on October 14, 1979, dividuals reclaimed and celebrated their inti before the very ernment which refed to protect them. At least 25, 000 protters marched past the Whe Hoe, gatherg Lafayette Square and on the Natnal Mall to mand that the ernment:Pass a prehensive lbian/gay bill CongrsIssue a printial executive orr banng discrimatn based on sexual orientatn the Feral Government, the ary, and ferally ntracted private employmentRepeal all anti-gay/lbian lawsEnd discrimatn lbian mother and gay father ctody sPrott lbian and gay youth form any laws which are ed to discrimate agast, opprs and/or harass them their hom, schools, jobs, and social environments. Durg the 1980s, the HIV/AIDS crisis, which disproportnately killed gay men the Uned Stat, led to a new wave of protts Lafayette Square—particularly rponse to Print Ronald Reagan’s refal to acknowledge the severy of the epimic.

ACT UP’s Whe Hoe prott was part of the send Natnal March on Washgton for Lbian and Gay Rights and clud monstratns at the Whe Hoe, Capol Buildg, and Supreme Court. The Natnal March on Washgton for Lbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberatn pass the Whe Hoe 1993.

The 1993 March on Washgton for Lbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberatn remas one of the largt protts Amerin history, wh approximately one ln atten; other large march clu the Millennium March (2000), the Natnal Equaly March (2009), and the Natnal Pri March (2017). The Natnal March on Washgton for Lbian and Gay Rights, held on October 14, 1979, was spired part by the assassatn of openly gay California polician Harvey Milk. The five issu the march supported clud the end of anti-homosexual laws and a ph for a ban on discrimatn the feral ernment based on sexual orientatn.

GAY AND LBIAN MARCH ON WASHGTON

Thoands of people attend, and the event natnalized the movement for gay rights, which was prevly agmented and foced on problems dividual muni. Whether you're lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, non-bary, queer, asexual, tersex, or Two-Spir, be proud of who you are and your support for LGBTQ+ equaly this Comg Out Day!

We first observed Natnal Comg Out Day on October 11, 1988, on the anniversary of the Natnal March on Washgton for Lbian and Gay Rights as a remr that one of our most basic tools is the power of g out.

NYC LGBTQ History ProjectPrs nference October 1973 announcg formatn of the Natnal Gay Task Force.