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flabbybody
06-09-2009, 12:18 AM
In 1969 it was illegal in New York State to serve alcohol to "known homosexuals". Police would routinely harass gay spots and arrest patrons. Bar owners were fined and put out of business But on a hot humid June night of that year, in one act of drunken spontaneous defiance, an odd group of queers in a dingy West Village club named Stonewall said enough is enough.

Well maybe it wasn't up there with the heroism of Rosa Parks.
but thats who we celebrate during pride week

have fun everybody

http://www.nycpride.org/
Ecstatic
06-09-2009, 01:52 PM
40 years...my how time flies. And yes, I think it is up there with Rosa Parks. While I've seen estimates of the GLBT population ranging from 5% to 20% in the US (no hard statistics available), that's a very large slice of the population no matter what. So raise a glass to those who participated in Stonewall.
flabbybody
06-09-2009, 05:54 PM
funny thing... every 60 year old New York faggot claims to have busted some cops jaw that night. surprisingly few photos of the actual event give rise to urban legends. One things for sure, NYPD suffered a beat down they didn't forget for a long time.

Who knew it would begin a civil rights movement and participation in a "riot" would become a badge of honor ?
Nicole Dupree
06-16-2009, 04:19 PM
Our community has always been this way. As with the Compton Cafeteria riots, it was the T's that said "no more".

funny thing... every 60 year old New York faggot claims to have busted some cops jaw that night. surprisingly few photos of the actual event give rise to urban legends. One things for sure, NYPD suffered a beat down they didn't forget for a long time.

Who knew it would begin a civil rights movement and participation in a "riot" would become a badge of honor ?
saiskfup73
10-13-2009, 10:29 PM
Very amusing information
genrichkarlovichjr
12-07-2009, 12:43 PM
but you know why there are still buildings around? because the Marines didnt land over there.. if we were the one hitting Normady. all that beach and cities would be flat as Fl...
flofofs09
12-28-2009, 03:55 AM
I just relized that in april of this year i will have been out for 10 years wow lol when did u come out and anyone close to ten years btw i am 17
NagaSama
12-29-2009, 10:11 AM
40 years...my how time flies. And yes, I think it is up there with Rosa Parks. While I've seen estimates of the GLBT population ranging from 5% to 20% in the US (no hard statistics available), that's a very large slice of the population no matter what. So raise a glass to those who participated in Stonewall.


personally i think the glbt community is way more than 5 to 20%, specially if you count those "in the closet" or too scared of repercussions to be open.

*sigh*