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How would you compare the relationship of the LGBT community during the Stonewall era with the relationship of today?

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Ambrose

Stonewall riots The birthplace of the Gay Rights movement in the United States can be traced back to New York City in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969. On that day, the NYPD raided a bar in Greenwich Village called the Stonewall Inn. The Stonewall Inn was considered a refuge for many gays, […]

Consider the arc of gay history over the last fifty years. List two changes that Claire Potter mentioned about that arc of history.

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Ambrose

Watch the C-SPAN video interview with Professor Claire Potter from the New School in New York City. https://www.c-span.org/video/?456730-9/1969-stonewall-riots Then answer the questions 1. What were the Stonewall Riots? 2. What did Claire Potter mean that “the police did not get their payoff”? 3. Can you draw any parallels between the Stonewall Riots as a movement […]

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How would you compare the relationship of the LGBT community during the Stonewall era with the relationship of today?

Consider the arc of gay history over the last fifty years. List two changes that Claire Potter mentioned about that arc of history.