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Accepting Homosexuals
Gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transexuals were widely accepted. Berlin was the leading city for homosexuals, clubs were dedicated to just them. -
Hiding In The Closet
After the 1920's gays, lesbians, transexuals, and bisexuals had to hide their sexuality. During the late 1930's people in the United States were going into Victorian values and LBGT's were forced to hide their sexuality -
Homosexuals And Nazi's
From 1933 to 1945 gays were secondary victims of the Holocaust. About 100,000 men were arrested for homosexuality, 50,000 of those were sentenced and most of those men went into regular jails with an estimated 5,000 to 15,000 were sent to the Nazi concentration camps -
WW2
Gays and lesbians were not allowed to join the army. Women that were masculine and men that seemed just a little bit feminine were considered to be homosexual. -
Opressing Gays And Lesbians
U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy targeted homosexuals. In 1950s America, gay men and lesbians were regularly subjected to police harassment and dismissal from their jobs. -
Turning Points: Standing Up for Gay Rights
At 1:20 am, eight cops came into the Stonewall Inn. The Inn was Filled with drag queens, street kids, gay professionals and closeted and straight mafiosi. In two hours the Village was on fire and bleeding out as hundred rioted, the gays and lesbians fought back. From that night on, gays and lesbians memorialize that a night every year with weekend rallies, parades and parties were for the spectacle for the inspiring Stonewall. -
Celebrating Annually
The first Gay Pride marches took place in Los Angeles and New York, commemorating the anniversary of the riots. Similar marches were organized in other cities, and today Gay Pride events are held annually throughout the world toward the end of June.
