A Gay Pride parade in London, July 6, 1996 Getty.
Michaela Kokkinos
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Before and Introduction to Rights →
The Stonewall Riots began on June 28th, 1969 influenced by members of the LGTBQ+ community who refused police officials to get away with unrighteous abuse and raids towards their safe space. Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera came together with members of the mafia-run bar to propose a rebellion to bring national attention towards government officials and locals about their desire for equal rights in public locations and abolish anti-gay laws. This event was an aspect of communication as a protest to persuade others and communicated through New York Media to kick-start the Gay-Liberation Movement.
"At this point I had already discovered the bars. I suppose my gay life pretty much revolved around going to the bars, even though there was always the threat of bar raids--everyone heard about them. But the only raid where I was actually inside the bar was at the Stonewall. That was in late June 1969. The Stonewall was my favorite place. It was a dive. It was shabby, ..."
Eric Marcus. Making History: The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights, 1945-1990. New York: HarperCollins, 1992.
A Gay Pride parade in London, July 6, 1996 Getty.
Michaela Kokkinos
Junior Division
Individual Website
Word Count: 1121
Process Paper Count: 478