Gay Rights and Marriage
By: Alyssa Binns
Vocabulary
- Homophile Group- the group's that fought for gay rights
- Homosexual- A person attracted to the same gender
Gay
A male and male couple
Bisexual
People who are attracted to both genders
Lesbian
A female only couple
Background Information
- Most countries didn't/don't allow homosexual activity
- They were very discriminated
- Homosexual people were first noticed in the 1900's, mostly in Urban areas
- Many people acted for gay rights in groups called Homophile groups
- Many homosexual people became more open during after the 1960's
Homosexual Expression
Many homosexual people were very hidden about their preferences due to that they could be killed for there feelings
Other's expressed themselves and became open about their preferences
Event Information
Stonewall Uprising
This event was a major development in the gay rights movement. The event started with a police raid on the gay bar, also with this bar patrons were arrested and some resisted. Also the stonewall inn was set on fire.This caused riots that quickly grew in numbers that lasted on and off for days.
When?
Saturday, Jun 28, 1969, 12:00 AM
Where?
The Stonewall Inn, Christopher Street, New York, NY, United States
Effects of the Protests
Due to the protests held many people
started to realize the problem and
started to join the cause
Others just increased the problem
Many of them discriminated even more by
causing fights ganging up on them,
even becoming deadly
Paradise Fears - Same Love
Belif's through songs
mute from 2:03-2:05
Court Cases
- Supreme Court Case (1986)- Bowers VS Hardwick- states were allowed to ban gay acts
- Supreme court case (1996)- Romer VS Evans- states can’t ban laws that protect homosexuals
- Supreme Court Case (2003)- Lawrence VS Texas- states banning gay acts was unconstitutional
- Supreme Court- That same sex couples have the same benefits as the opposite couple’s
Belief Systems
People for Gay rights/Marriages started these protests to get across there demands feelings, and opinions.
Many people In the protest's demonstrated there beliefs by:- Signs
- Flags
- Songs
- Marches
- Body paint
- Banners
These people really want to get across their
point and will do almost anything for their cause
Picture Citations
- https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict&espv=2&biw=750&bih=855&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=homosexual&oq=homosexual&gs_l=img.3...37369.40012.0.40299.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1c.1.64.img..0.0.0.hq1cddu5cmm&surl=1&safe=active&gws_rd=ssl#gws_rd=ssl&imgrc=2YuXNic0jablLM%3A
- https://180mcunknownistheboss.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/d2xkc54ba7_01homosexuality1.jpgmonument.jpg
- https://thesocietypages.org/families/files/2015/06/bisexual-symbol.png
- http://d2.christiantoday.com/en/full/46675/stonewall-inn-u-s-gay-rights-national-monument.jpg