Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and tersex people; vlence and discrimatn based on sexual orientatn, genr inty, sex characteristics
Contents:
- THE STGGLE FOR GAY RIGHTS IS OVER
- THE HIDN GAY LIV FALLY BEG UNVERED
- BLACK GAY LIV MATTER: MOBILIZG SEXUAL INTI THE ERAS OF REAGAN AND THATCHER CONSERVATISM
THE STGGLE FOR GAY RIGHTS IS OVER
Unrstand health ncerns for gay men and other men who have sex wh men, and learn how to promote good health. * do gay lives matter *
"We are a prime target bee of our Blackns, and our tersectnaly of beg trans adds an extra target on our backs, " said Jonovia Chase, -lead anizer of Hoe Liv Matter, a muny anizatn posed of sexual- and genr-mory people of said that although Black Liv Matter was "created by queer folks, [cisgenr] privilege has taken precent over gay and transgenr people.
THE HIDN GAY LIV FALLY BEG UNVERED
"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." * do gay lives matter *
Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, a trans woman of lor, who helped kickstart the LGBTQ rights movement followg the Stonewall uprisg of the 1960s only to watch as many hard-fought rights and privileg benefed whe gay men and women but weren't extend to people like them.
BLACK GAY LIV MATTER: MOBILIZG SEXUAL INTI THE ERAS OF REAGAN AND THATCHER CONSERVATISM
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After the ary’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy was repealed, the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, a group that reprented gay soldiers discharged unr the directive, merged wh OutServe, an advocy group for gay ary personnel.