gay rights protests Flashcards
what did Americans perceive homosexuals to be?
perverted
what group/society formed in 1951?
Mattachine society - a group of gay men who aimed to promote more tolerance for gay people.
what happened at stonewall?
1969 - the stonewall riots, it was a pub that was usually for gay men and when police invaded the gay men fought back and this led to three days of rioting. - hundreds of people participated.
what is the significance of the events at stonewall?
- it was considered the birth of gay rights.
- it increase gay group conciousness and assertiveness
what was homophobia classed as ?
a mental health disorder by the American psychiatric unit which was changed in 1974.
who was Kate Millet ?
participate in CORE activism and then joined NOW in 1966.
- she then moved to a more militant group such as the radicalesbians .
