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Contents:
- WHAT IT WAS LIKE AT THE FIRST GAY RIGHTS DEMONSTRATN OUTSI WHE HOE 50 YEARS AGO
- CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ADOPTS SOCIAL STUDI TEXTBOOKS THAT CLU GAY RIGHTS AFTER WARNGS OM ERNOR
- GAY / GLBQ PRI MARCH CHANTS
WHAT IT WAS LIKE AT THE FIRST GAY RIGHTS DEMONSTRATN OUTSI WHE HOE 50 YEARS AGO
"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." * gay protest old *
It’s been a way for to both signal to thori that we have polil power and agency, but also for gay, lbian, and transgenr people to see that they are a have the protts changed over the years? One of the first on New York was at the Selective Service Agency, and maybe there were about 10 people there who were willg to be out as homosexuals. It’s important to realize that beg gay or lbian was a crime the Uned Stat up to 2003, and was also thought of as a mental illns that [people] uld be stutnalized and subjected to electroshock treatment for.
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ADOPTS SOCIAL STUDI TEXTBOOKS THAT CLU GAY RIGHTS AFTER WARNGS OM ERNOR
* gay protest old *
So for the people to publicly make a statement that they were gay or lbian was this enormo risk for them — they uld have lost of the statement that was beg ma the early march was the refal to be an visible mory. In vios circulatg on social media, Matty says he had nsired pullg the show but said wouldn’t be fair on the fans, ‘bee you are young people, and I’m sure a lot of you are gay and progrsive and ol. Homosexualy is punishable by f, ng and prison sentenc of up to 20 years.
GAY / GLBQ PRI MARCH CHANTS
Matty has long been an outspoken advote for the LGBTQ+ muny, prevly fyg Dubai’s anti-gay laws by kissg a male fan durg a show. He said he was threatened wh arrt for the act at the time, wh homosexualy illegal and punishable by up to 10 years prison the untry.