We Stand for Ourselves: The Non-Cisnormative Origins of the Stonewall Riots
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Dr. Adrian O'Connor
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The Stonewall Uprising was a pivotal moment in the LGBTQ civil rights movement, but the catalyst for the first night's violence has been elusive. In trying to fit the night squarely into a timeline of 'gay' rights or the overall civil rights movements of the decade, the struggles of an important group have been overlooked and key evidence left out of the overall narrative. Only by noting the long history of drag, transvestite, and transsexual people leading up to that momentous event in June, 1969 and how they were the focus of police actions that night can we understand what set off everything that came after.
We Stand for Ourselves: The Non-Cisnormative Origins of the Stonewall Riots
The Stonewall Uprising was a pivotal moment in the LGBTQ civil rights movement, but the catalyst for the first night's violence has been elusive. In trying to fit the night squarely into a timeline of 'gay' rights or the overall civil rights movements of the decade, the struggles of an important group have been overlooked and key evidence left out of the overall narrative. Only by noting the long history of drag, transvestite, and transsexual people leading up to that momentous event in June, 1969 and how they were the focus of police actions that night can we understand what set off everything that came after.
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