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Contents:
- ANTI-GAY PROTTS HELD AGAST BOTSWANA LGBTQ BILL
- FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023: NZ PTA ALI RILEY GO VIRAL AS ‘STRAIGHT, GAY IN’ AS SHE SUBTLY PROTTS RABOW ARMBAND LG
- US WHE SUPREMACISTS FOUND GUILTY OF GAY PRI RT PLOT
ANTI-GAY PROTTS HELD AGAST BOTSWANA LGBTQ BILL
The 1969 Stonewall Rts marked a historic turng pot for gay rights, but several smaller uprisgs preced Stonewall as LGBTQ muni phed back agast harassment and equaly. * gay protest riots *
"Now, followg the lg that the two sectns the penal s mt be leted, we know very well and we felt that is gog to legalise homosexualy. The Stonewall Rts of 1969 are arguably the most famo and impactful uprisgs for lbian, gay, bisexual transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ+) rights.
FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023: NZ PTA ALI RILEY GO VIRAL AS ‘STRAIGHT, GAY IN’ AS SHE SUBTLY PROTTS RABOW ARMBAND LG
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 protest riots *
Pl Avenue gay bar Milwkee, on a dare. 1965: Philalphia – Dewey’s Rtrant S-InDewey's rtrant Philalphia, Pennsylvania as appeared May April 25, 1965, the 17th Street lotn of Dewey’s rtrant Philalphia nied service to approximately 150 people who appeared to be gay or genr non-nformg.
Three teenagers refed to leave and were later arrted, along wh Clark Polak, lear of the homophile anizatn Jan Society, after he offered to help the group obta a lawyer. McDarrah/Getty ImagAfter pourg their drks, a bartenr Juli's Bar ref to serve John Timms, Dick Lesch, Craig Rodwell, and Randy Wicker, members of the Mattache Society who were prottg New York liquor laws that prevented servg gay ctomers, 1966. McDarrah/Getty Imag)In sprg 1966, members of the early gay rights anizatn Mattache Society staged a “sip-”—a twist on “s-” prott— which they vised taverns, clared themselv gay, and waed to be turned away so they uld sue.
US WHE SUPREMACISTS FOUND GUILTY OF GAY PRI RT PLOT
”The group was fally nied service at the Greenwich Village tavern Juli, which had been raid by police a few days earlier for servg gay people.
This led to the quick reversal of the state’s anti-gay liquor laws. A rt epted as dozens of trans people, drag queens and gay men fought the police.
1966–1967: Los Angel – Black Cat Tavern Protts, Los AngelOpened November 1966, Black Cat Tavern was a haven for Silver Lake’s queer muny, who were subjected to harassment om police enforcg anti-homosexualy laws. Different fight, 'same goal': How the Black eedom movement spired early gay activists. Philly’s largt gay hangout nied service to 150 people 1965 for simply ‘lookg gay.