LGBTQ movements

LGBTQ movements are collective efforts by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people and allies to secure rights, acceptance, and social change.

Stonewall uprising: A series of 1969 protests against a police raid on the Stonewall Inn in New York City. The uprising became a catalyst and enduring symbol for modern LGBTQ organizing.
Homophile movement: A mid-twentieth-century movement that sought acceptance and legal reform for homosexual people. It organized openly before the post-Stonewall era and helped establish durable advocacy networks.
Direct action: Political action that confronts institutions or practices directly rather than relying only on representatives. Protests, disruptions, and boycotts have forced LGBTQ issues into public debate.
Bayard Rustin: An African American civil rights organizer and strategist who was openly gay. His career links LGBTQ history with the U.S. civil rights movement and nonviolent organizing.
Obergefell v. Hodges: A 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision recognizing same-sex couples' constitutional right to marry. The ruling marked a major legal victory for the marriage equality campaign.
ACT UP: An international grassroots organization founded in 1987 to end the AIDS crisis through direct action. Its confrontational campaigns made AIDS policy and treatment access central movement issues.
Mattachine Society: A U.S. homophile organization founded in 1950 to support gay men and advocate for social change. Its members built one of the earliest sustained U.S. gay rights organizations.
Pride parade: A public procession celebrating LGBTQ identity and commemorating struggles for equality. Pride turns visibility and collective presence into a recurring form of political expression.
Sylvia Rivera: A Latina American transgender activist who advocated for poor and homeless LGBTQ people. Her activism challenged movements that marginalized transgender people and people living in poverty.
Lawrence v. Texas: A 2003 U.S. Supreme Court decision invalidating laws that criminalized consensual same-sex intimacy. The ruling reversed the criminalization of private same-sex relationships in the United States.

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