SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries, Gay Liberation Front, Sylvia Rivera
16 Dec 2020
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Setting the scene: cops and queers: change in behavior - june 1969, instead of accepting the police raid, the patrons fought back, resisting arrest, throwing bricks/bottles, fueled the community organizing/collective action. Gay liberation front: short, 1970-1972, characterized by: public demonstrations and marches influenced by the civil rights movement. 1971: august 28th, 1971 - canada"s first large scale gay rights protest on. When we were rolled into the bus, we said, "we"re here because we"re queer. " We embraced that nasty word and we felt empowered. Uniform age of consent for all femal enad male hetero and homosexual sex acts. Amend the immigration acrt to remove all refrennces to homosexuals and homosexualism. The right of equal employment and promotion at all fovernment levels for homosexuals. The right of homosexuals to serce in the armed forces. All legal rights for homosexuals that currently exist for heterosexuals.
