STONEWALL RIOTS

BEFORE THE STRIKE

• The homosexual community was strongly resented by the heterosexuals.
• They gravitated towards larger urban areas where they could get lost in the crowds and not have to worry about their sexual orientation.
• Also to haveg a community that they could relate with and not feel like an outcast
• For this reason many homosexual didn't live within the bounds of rural areas.

HISTORY OF STONEWALL INN

• StoneWall Inn was the name of a club in New York City. The club was a homosexual club.
• StoneWall Inn club was raid by the police when stonewall was discovered to be selling liquor without a licenses.
• Ther reason for the absence of a liquor license was due to the fact that the club was protected by the Mafia.
• If the payments are missed the their would be a call to the cops giving them the right to go in and arrest homosexuals.

THE DEMOLITION OF TRADITION

• On June 27, 1969 the day after police had to take shelter in establishments.
• There was a impromptu for a lady named Judy Garland. Thousands of people from that the community of non-heterosexual.
• The event took place on Christopher street and they gathered to celebrate her life.
• Judy Garland was known as Dorothy from the wizard of oz .

PULLING THE THREAD

• At the time being gay was a crime and you could be arrested for it in New York.
• Therefore when the cops arrived at the club the homosexual were scared of being arrested for being gay.
• It wasn't allowed to be openly gay in public.
• Small businesses and homosexual establishments were many times raid and shut down.

GAY LIBERATION MOVEMENT OF 1960'S

• During the end of the 1960's there was a movement to encourage lesbians and gays to come out.
• Activism was at a its peak with hoping to overcome the shame of gay pride.
• This was to gain exposed and reveal to the community or others their sexuality.
• Women within the gay liberation movement they felt that there were being dominated by the men in the committee.

GAY LIBERATION FRONT

• The gay liberation front saw their mission are transforming the society.
• They not only wanted to support gays they wanted to address the other issues with in society.
• Issues they addressed were Racism, militarism, consumer culture and sexism.
• The group quickly spread to many other areas of the United States.

GAY ACTIVIST ALLIANCE

• On December 21 the gay activist alliance was formed.
• The were politically helping the gays and lesbians defend their rights.
• The founders of the gay liberation front were also members of the gay activist alliance.
• The gay activist alliance delicate their purpose solely to the lesbians and gay rights.

POST STONEWALL

• The gay liberation front was formed one month after the riots that occurred the weekend before.
• The publicity for lesbians and gay were at an all time high.
• In results to the support of the homosexuals it led to a greater sense of the community.
• Starting in the early 1970's parades were being held in New York as well as all over on the day of Stonewall.

QUIZ

• What was the cause of the riots at stonewall in 1969?
• What were the two groups that contributed to helping the homosexuals?
• What tradition was passed on and is still continued?

SOURCES:

• http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-stonewall-riot
• http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g60763-c61985/New-York-City:New-York:Gays...
• http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/stonewall_riots,2.html
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3098072/How-Judy-Garland-smiled-sli...
• http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/gay_liberation_front.html
• https://www.boundless.com/definition/gay-liberation-movement/
• http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/gay_activists_alliance.html