Stonewall Riots
“Liberation for gay people is to define ourselves how and with whom we live, instead of measuring our relationships by straight values… To be free territory, we must govern ourselves, set up our own institutions, defend ourselves, and use our own energies to improve our lives” (Wittman, 75). Carl Wittman’s Refugees from Amerika: A Gay Manifesto, drew together many of the themes dealing with gay liberation. This quote demonstrates the goals of the gay and lesbian movement, a movement which many believe started with the Stonewall riots. The Stonewall riots proved to homosexuals that a sufficient amount of time had passed that they were persecuted and maltreated and it was time to speak up for their rights, resulting in the gay and lesbian movement.
For many years homosexuals have been persecuted and looked down upon for leading different lifestyles than the so-called “normal,” person. Homosexuals live in fear; a fear of opening up and showing the world their true......
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