42 Years Ago Today, The Stonewall Uprising: It's Still Getting Better

[Hissyspit]

http://www.sldn.org/blog/archives/42-years-after-stonewall-its-still-getting-better

42 Years After Stonewall, It’s Still Getting Better

In the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, the Stonewall riots took place in New York City's West Village and became widely recognized as the first significant instance in American history when individuals in the gay community fought back against the persecution of the government.

Following the uprising and in short order, residents of the Village had organized an effort to concentrate on establishing places for gays and lesbians to congregate and be open about their sexual orientation without fear of being arrested. The patrons of the Stonewall Inn likely had no idea the trajectory of progress they would set in motion; they were simply tired of being treated as second-class citizens and were standing up for their basic human rights and the dignity to be and to love who they chose. But in doing so, the LGBT rights movement was born, and nothing would ever be the same.

Forty-two years later, we honor the courage and sacrifice of those who stood up to the police that early morning in New York. We remember the brothers and sisters we lost along the way to HIV/AIDS, homophobia, transphobia and indifference. We mourn those who took their own lives because they were bullied or harassed.

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"Stonewall Uprising" 2010 Documentary: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1562450

[mitchtv]

1. you mean Gay rights started before 1/09 ?

I'm stunned

[frebrd]

2. K&R!

[Shining Jack]

3. K&R n/t

[myrna minx]

4. K&R n/t

:grouphug:

[Hissyspit]

5. kick nt

[w8liftinglady]

6. K and R ! Thanks for posting!