Gay and Lesbian Right Movement

Paper details:

This thread should be used to discuss the course material for Unit 2, including primary source documents, concepts from the textbook overview, and the lectures and
supplemental materials.

In addition to any questions you may have about key concepts and sources you encountered in your reading, you might also consider some of the following questions as
you try to make better sense of the material covered and to prepare yourself for the coursework for Unit 2:

– What was the influence of the social movements of the 1960s on gay and lesbian rights activism? How was the influence evident in both homophile activism in the
1960s, and gay liberation that emerged at the end of the decade?

– Stonewall is often treated as a turning point in LGBT history. What continuities existed between gay organizing before 1969 and the post-Stonewall era? In what ways
had the movement changed? How much did the Stonewall Riot itself contribute to these changes?

– What achievements were gay and lesbian activists able to accomplish during the 1970s? How did these reforms change the experiences of the gay community?

– A major theme of unit #1 was the mainstream attitudes about homosexuality held by many Americans. By the end of the 1970s, how much had these attitudes changed? To
what extent had these attitudes remained the same?