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The LGBT Movement
- The history of the movement from Stonewall
through Gay Marriage, Gender Identity and
Transgender Issues
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To start a few questions
- The gay rights movement burst on to the political
scene in 1969. Why then? - What were the social conditions that fostered the
appearance of this new social movement? - What gains have this movement made in changing
laws and attitudes? - How has the movement evolved?
- What are some of the important debates within it?
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LGBT Movement A Brief History
- A Definition
- the formation of durable organizations and
community groups that promote a liberal agenda of
equal rights and inclusion, premised on a
conception of gay men and lesbians as a clearly
demarcated social group with a fixed, ethnic-like
identity.
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An LGBT Timeline
- The 1950s
- In the 1950s the Homophile Movement emerged
first in New York City, with the Mattachine
Society promoting assimilation politics. This is
the first appearance of the gay political
movement. Although largely unsuccessful, this
movement laid the groundwork for the rise of the
militant faction of the LGBT Movement.
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Timeline (continued)
- The 1960s
- The 1960s foster liberal ideas about sexuality.
In 1969, three days of rioting ensue when police
bust a mobster-run gay club, Stonewall Inn, in
Greenwich Village. This is considered the
symbolic beginning of the gay movement
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more timeline
- The 1970s
- In the 1970s, the Gay Liberation Front
splinters, and is composed of largely white,
middle class enclaves. - Creation of National Organizations National Gay
Task Force, Gay Rights National Lobby, Human
Rights Campaign. The movement attempts going into
popular politics Carter and the Democratic Party
fail to push forward gay rights plank.
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even more timeline
- The 1980s
- Ronald Reagan voted into office for two terms,
followed by George H.W. Bush for one term. - The rise of the first challenge to the gay rights
movement the New Right (Moral Majority) - The emergence of the AIDS epidemic. Reagan, the
media, and the New Right label it as the gay
disease. This galvanizes previously uninvolved
gay men into the activist role.
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and last, but not least
- The 1990s
- The 1990s social movements include those of
racial politics (minorities previously not in
movement), sexual expression, and the split
between left/right political entities within gay
communities. - The repealing of gay rights, including the
fighting against gay marriage is the most recent
obstacle.
