A Research On Stonewall Riots

As a turning point of the homosexual rights movement not only in the United States but in the world,and the start of Gay Liberation Movement,Stonewall Riots,which took place in the summer of 1969,was one of the most important events in gay history,an important part of the New Left movement in 1960 s.In this event,homosexuals gathered around the Stonewall Inn,which was confronted with a massive police presence in New York City,demonstrating a heroic defiance and a positive sense of affirmative action.Although the riot of six days and seven nights was eventually repressed by the police,but Stonewall sounded the horn of gay activism,awakening the gay community in the United States,sparking the global scale of the gay liberation movement,and bringing us significant changes in social and political ideology and culture.The outbreak of Stonewall Riots cannot leave the early development and the gay movement trajectory,gay community since the ancient times due to violation of religious doctrine of oppression and moral condemnation by law,the gay movement is keen on the conception of "assimilation" in 1950 s,though,to some extent,to protect the safety of the gay community,the movement fail to reach the ultimate goal of affirmative,gay activism in 1960 s began to bring new choices for the gay community,Stonewall it is in the past "assimilation" criticism and new ideas on the basis of the response of the sudden outbreak.At the same time,the legal system that oppressed gays in the 1950 s and 1960 s and the ban on gay sex in New York City have exacerbated the tensions between the police and the gay community.In addition,the unique and complex geographical location and cultural environment of stonewall have also made it an explosive place for this important historical event.From June 27 to 28,1969,police broke into Stonewall Inn and disturbed the gay community usual entertainment activities,when the police brought some drag queens into the cars,the homosexuals held up a rebellion.Riot police called in a large number of policemen,trooped under the condition of support force,to quell riots.The next day,the mainstream media biased reporting of the gay community dissatisfaction,they once again held the violence,unlike the previous passive resistance,this is a gay for active response of social system,in the next few days,Stonewall focus on by the violent into calls for equal rights,for the stonewall gay organization to establish and gay liberation movement after the outbreak of the seeds of all over the country.Stonewall Riots has a major impact on American society,it directly triggered the first gayl liberation movement creatively,young gay activism then formed a complete set of revolutionary ideology,gay anger always broke out at the same time.Secondly,the Stonewall Riots and its subsequent gay-liberation movement have also made great changes to American political society and ideological culture.In the end,the stonewall affair has also demonstrated sustained influence and charisma in the present day.All countries in the world have commemorated Stonewall Riots in their own ways and called for gay equality.In the case of Stonewall Riots and the following gay liberation movement,the gay community has its own limitations,which leads to the division of movement and the decline of influence.The prevalence of male chauvinism has led to the separation of lesbian and gay women in the original gay liberation organization and the rise of gay feminism.Finally,the gay community radical liberal ideals with sexual liberation also brought the indulgence of the desire,it makes them become the main victims of HIV's pain in the 80 s,gay liberation movement associated with the return of the new conservatism and put in the 90 s.Despite its limitations,the Stonewall Riots and its resulting Gay Liberation Movement have an irreplaceable significance in the history of gay equality.It brought positive affirmative for the gay community consciousness and the spirit of heroic resistance,contributing to the difficult construction of gay identity for a long time,make gay out of the dark corner,stripped of the pursuit of their legitimate rights and freedom.