The Stonewall Riots: The History and Legacy of the Protests that Helped Spark the Modern Gay Rights Movement By Charles River Editors Kindle Edition The Stonewall Riots: The History and Legacy of the Protests that Helped Spark the Modern Gay Rights Movement *Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the riots by protesters and police *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents The Stonewall riots were a key moment for gay people. Throughout modern history, gays had thought of themselves as something like a mental illness or maybe a sin or a crime. Gay liberation allowed us to make the leap to being a minority group, which made life much easier.” – Edmund White In 1969, America was still undergoing plenty of social turmoil, much of it the result of sweeping changes made via the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War, which helped spark the counterculture. Protests were prominent across the country, and one of the movements galvanized during this time was on behalf of the LGBT community, who were often subjected to discrimination in all facets of life. However, LGBT rights were naturally on the backburner for most Americans at the time, and it’s safe to say few considered them until hearing about the Stonewall riots that took place at the end of June 1969 in New York City. Given the discrimination, gay people tried to meet in secret gay bars, and it was common for police to try to bust up such gatherings, but on the night of June 28, the patrons at the Stonewall Inn had enough. As the police tried to line everybody in the bar up and identify them, the crowd hanging around the place began to swell, and tensions began to rise as there were increasing calls to challenge the propriety of the police action. As people sang “We Shall Overcome” and there were chants of “Gay Power,” a scuffle eventually broke out, and the police resorted to anti riot tactics to break up the crowd, injuring an untold number with bats and other objects. The next day, there were further riots, and in the coming days, as news of what happened spread, a gay rights movement began to sprout, consisting of peaceful protest and pickets. Eventually, the Stonewall riots became a rallying cry across the country for gay rights, and gay rights groups popped up in every state. There would be gay pride marches on the anniversary of the Stonewall riots to commemorate the event, and gay rights entered the mainstream and truly became part of the national debate. As historian Lillian Faderman put it, “The Stonewall Rebellion was crucial because it sounded the rally for that movement. It became an emblem of gay and lesbian power. By calling on the dramatic tactic of violent protest that was being used by other oppressed groups, the events at the Stonewall implied that homosexuals had as much reason to be disaffected as they. The Stonewall Riots: The History and Legacy of the Protests that Helped Spark the Modern Gay Rights Movement chronicles the fateful chain of events that brought about the raid and the uprising that many consider the first step in the fight for gay rights. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Stonewall riots like never before, in no time at all.

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Includes pictures Includes accounts of the riots by protesters and police Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Includes a table of contents The Stonewall riots were a key moment for gay people Throughout modern history gays had thought of themselves as something like a mental illness or maybe a sin or a crime Gay liberation allowed us to make the leap to being a minority group which made life much easier Edmund White In 1969 America was still undergoing plenty of social turmoil much of it the result of sweeping changes made via the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War which helped spark the counterculture Protests were prominent across the country and one of the movements galvanized during this time was on behalf of the LGBT community who were often subjected to discrimination in all facets of life However LGBT rights were naturally on the backburner for most Americans at the time and it s safe to say few considered them until hearing about the Stonewall riots that took place at the end of June 1969 in New York City Given the discrimination gay people tried to meet in secret gay bars and it was common for police to try to bust up such gatherings but on the night of June 28 the patrons at the Stonewall Inn had enough As the police tried to line everybody in the bar up and identify them the crowd hanging around the place began to swell and tensions began to rise as there were increasing calls to challenge the propriety of the police action As people sang We Shall Overcome and there were chants of Gay Power a scuffle eventually broke out and the police resorted to anti riot tactics to break up the crowd injuring an untold number with bats and other objects The next day there were further riots and in the coming days as news of what happened spread a gay rights movement began to sprout consisting of peaceful protest and pickets Eventually the Stonewall riots became a rallying cry across the country for gay rights and gay rights groups popped up in every state There would be gay pride marches on the anniversary of the Stonewall riots to commemorate the event and gay rights entered the mainstream and truly became part of the national debate As historian Lillian Faderman put it The Stonewall Rebellion was crucial because it sounded the rally for that movement It became an emblem of gay and lesbian power By calling on the dramatic tactic of violent protest that was being used by other oppressed groups the events at the Stonewall implied that homosexuals had as much reason to be disaffected as they The Stonewall Riots The History and Legacy of the Protests that Helped Spark the Modern Gay Rights Movement chronicles the fateful chain of events that brought about the raid and the uprising that many consider the first step in the fight for gay rights Along with pictures of important people places and events you will learn about the Stonewall riots like never before in no time at all The Stonewall Riots The History and Legacy of the Protests that Helped Spark the Modern Gay Rights MovementBrief history of the events of June 28 1969 I enjoyed the first person accounts but would have appreciated photographs 43 Was uncomfortable with the feeling sorry for the police aspects of this Way too short Also outdated language 43 very quick read had some good information 43 Enlightening. Stonewall riots website Favourite Quotes Stonewall happens every day When you go to a Pride march and you see people standing on the side of the road watching and then someone takes the first step off the curb to join the marchers thats Stonewall all over again. Book the stonewall riots summary The riots that took place those warm June nights marked a turning point for gay people a point when many chose to stop living in the shadows and instead demand that they be treated equally as human beings by others 43

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Charles River Editors is an independent publisher of thousands of ebooks on Kindle Nook Kobo and Apple iBookstore provider of original content for third parties: Book the stonewall riots by john steinbeck 43 Thoughts A thorough but conside outline of what happened during the Stonewall riots told mainly by those who were there..