who/what: The gay rights movement, beginning with the Stonewall Riots in 1969, leading into modern times where we now have given gay couples the legal right to marry. Throughout this large span of time, the movement has grown and changed and seen many successes and downfalls. From the death of Matthew Shephard in 1998 which led to anti hate crime legislation being made about ten years late, to the 2010 internet movement/non profit the 'It Gets Better' project which led the Obama administration to stand behind gay youth in order to fight bullying. The growth and change within this particular protest movement in the last 50 years is simply remarkable, and worthy of discussion.
When/where: Within the United States from the 1969 Stonewall Riots to the 2015 supreme court decision in favor of marriage equality.
Identities: The LGBT community and it's many diverse members, who have fought for equal representation, equal rights, and freedom from hate and violence for more than 50 years.
Proof of Identity: In 1969 at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, in a hidden gay night club, those within the gay club fought against the police raid. After years of police raids against the Stonewall Inn, where many transgender men were arrested and many more were left without a place to find peace and safety, the LGBT community became a community and proved their identity against the society that forced them to be untrue to themselves. From 1969 to present day, the LGBT community has grown to include even more diversity and now represents a large spectrum of sexual orientations and stands together to fight unjust laws, descrimination, and hate throughout our modern world. From Stonewall, to the success of the supreme court decision in 2015, the LGBT community has grown and continues to fight for just treatment in our modern American society.
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