People around the world face vlence and equaly—and sometim torture, even executn—bee of who they love, how they look, or who they are. Sexual orientatn and genr inty are tegral aspects of our selv and should never lead to discrimatn or abe. Human Rights Watch works for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr peopl' rights, and wh activists reprentg a multiplicy of inti and issu. We document and expose ab based on sexual orientatn and genr inty worldwi, cludg torture, killg and executns, arrts unr unjt laws, unequal treatment, censorship, medil ab, discrimatn health and jobs and hog, domtic vlence, ab agast children, and nial of fay rights and regnn. We advote for laws and polici that will protect everyone’s digny. We work for a world where all people n enjoy their rights fully.
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PRI HISTORY: STONEWALL IN MARSHA P. JOHNSON “DARLG, I WANT MY GAY RIGHTS NOW”
The ACLU works to ensure that lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer people n live openly whout discrimatn and enjoy equal rights, personal tonomy, and eedom of exprsn and associatn. * i want my gay rights now *
And that fearls attu exemplifi how the Black transgenr activist lived her life, leadg the charge for LGBTQ+ rights every step of the way — and helpg stigate the Stonewall Inn uprisg that sparked the gay pri life didn’t start out fearlsly for Johnson. It was a time when same-sex dancg public wasn’t allowed, bars were banned om servg alholic drks to gay people and cross-drsg uld lead to a sexual viancy arrt.
By followg year, the first gay pri paras took place, and Johnson and Rivera found Street Transvte Actn Revolutnari (STAR) to hoe, feed and clothe young transgenr people. Sce the term transgenr wasn’t ed durg her time, she intified as gay, transvte and as a drag queen, g the pronouns she/her.
”On Motivatn: “Darlg, I want my gay rights now.
“Darlg, I want my gay rights now!” This was the rallyg cry by transgenr activist Marsha P. Johnson, one of the Stonewall Rts lears. * i want my gay rights now *
I thk ’s about time the gay brothers and sisters got their rights… pecially the women.
”On Embracg Her Inty: “I’d like to see the gay revolutn get started… If a transvte don’t say 'I’m gay and I’m proud and I’m a transvte, ' then nobody else is gog to hop up there and say 'I’m gay and I’m proud and I’m a transvte' for them. A lot of tim I’ve reached my hand out to people the gay muny that jt didn’t have nobody to help them when they were down and out. The ACLU works to ensure that lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, & queer people belong everywhere and n live openly and thentilly whout discrimatn, harassment, or vlence.
“Darlg, I want my gay rights now!” This was the rallyg cry by transgenr activist Marsha P. Johnson, one of the Stonewall Rts lears. * i want my gay rights now *
The ACLU Lbian Gay Bisexual Transgenr Project seeks to create a jt society for all LGBTQ people regardls of race or e.
“Darlg, I want my gay rights now!” This was the rallyg cry by transgenr activist Marsha P. Johnson, one of the Stonewall Rts lears. * i want my gay rights now *
“Darlg, I want my gay rights now!
That first brick was thrown 50 years ago, the early morng of June 28, 1969 and sparked what would bee the gay liberatn movement an ongog fight for LGBTQ+ rights the Uned Stat.
“Darlg, I want my gay rights now!” This was the rallyg cry by transgenr activist Marsha P. Johnson, one of the Stonewall Rts lears. * i want my gay rights now *
Ann Brsum ptur the energy of this movement her book “Stonewall: Breakg Out the Fight for Gay Rights. The spir that emerged outsi a Mafia-n bar 1969 beme the pulse of the gay muny and spired not jt an annual para but ways to exprs gay pri dividual liv.
* i want my gay rights now *
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