Stonewall : breaking out in the fight for gay rights
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Stonewall : breaking out in the fight for gay rights
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Physical Description:
120 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Summary:
"That's the Stonewall. The Stonewall Inn. Pay attention. History walks through that door. In 1969 being gay in the United States was a criminal offense. It meant living a closeted life or surviving on the fringes of society. People went to jail, lost jobs, and were disowned by their families for being gay. Most doctors considered homosexuality a mental illness. There were few safe havens. The Stonewall Inn, a Mafia-run, filthy, overpriced bar in New York City's Greenwich Village, was one of them. Police raids on gay bars happened regularly in this era. But one hot June night, when cops pounded on the door of the Stonewall, almost nothing went as planned. Tensions were high. The crowd refused to go away. Anger and frustration boiled over. The raid became a riot. The riot became a catalyst. The catalyst triggered an explosive demand for gay rights. Ann Bausum's riveting exploration of the Stonewall Riots and the national Gay Rights movement that followed is eye-opening, unflinching, and inspiring"--
Contents:
Flash point -- The closet -- Shut it down -- Raid! -- Revolution -- Street wars -- The awakening -- Gay pride -- Gay plague -- The rainbow.
Audience/Lexile:
1180 L
Publication Information:
New York : Viking, 2015.
Subject:
| Stonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969 |
| Gay liberation movement -- United States -- History -- 20th century. |
| Gay men -- United States -- History -- 20th century. |
| Lesbians -- United States -- History -- 20th century. |
| Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century. |
| Stonewall Inn Riot, New York, N.Y., 1969 |
| Stonewall Inn Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969 |
| Stonewall Rebellion, New York, N.Y., 1969 |
| Stonewall Riot, New York, N.Y., 1969 |
| Stonewall Uprising, New York, N.Y., 1969 |
| Greenwich (New York, N.Y.) |
| Manhattan (New York, N.Y.). |
| New York (N.Y.). |
| The Village (New York, N.Y.) |
| Village (New York, N.Y.) |
SAILS ISBN:
9780670016792