This teractive map shows how different untri have crimalized, crimalized (and a few s recrimalized), beg gay throughout morn history. Startg 1799, the map tells a poignant tale of how lonizatn spread homophobic legislatn to many parts of the world. Use the sli at the bottom to speed through history and watch as succsive wav of change affect untry after untry.
Contents:
- THE ROLE OF GAY MEN AND LBIANS THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
- GAY REPARATNS ARE PAST DUE
- THE HISTORY OF THE RIGHT TO LOVE (IF YOU’RE GAY)
- THE CASE FOR GAY REPARATN
THE ROLE OF GAY MEN AND LBIANS THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
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. * gay reconstruction *
The 20th century saw a wave of anized activism to secure civil rights and eedoms for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ) people. In the years after World War II, activists across the natn formed anizatns, cludg the Mattache Society and the Dghters of Bilis, to mpaign for civil rights for gay men and lbians.
GAY REPARATNS ARE PAST DUE
In the ensug s, lbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgenr people anized and fought on many onts for equaly and civil rights, cludg rights to employment, ary service, and marriage.
THE HISTORY OF THE RIGHT TO LOVE (IF YOU’RE GAY)
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Ain Amerin lerary cric and profsor Henry Louis Gat once reflected that the Harlem Renaissance was “surely as gay as was Black, not that was exclively eher of the. From the start of his profsnal sgg reer at the Hot-Cha, Daniels built a voted followg of gay fans wh his sophistited rendns of jazz standards and showtun. The Stonewall Rts, also lled the Stonewall Uprisg, began the early hours of June 28, 1969 when New York Cy police raid the Stonewall Inn, a gay club loted Greenwich Village New York Cy.
THE CASE FOR GAY REPARATN
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