September 19, 2017
Stonewall Riots
Miranda Alamilla
You would think equality is pretty simple being that you’re just supposed to treat everyone with the same form of respect and that everyone should have the same opportunities as someone else. However, this article clearly states that equality is not always so simple. The struggles that the LGBTQ community have faces in the past, and still face today, cause events like these. There should be a separation between church and state – i.e. you can’t just “pray away the gay”. Equality should apply to every human, not just the straight white ones.
18/03/2018
2:47 pm
Caroline Bush
Interesting article! Its really sad to hear about the injustice the LGBTQ community faced during this time. This article did a really good job capturing the injustice and anger the LGBTQ community was feeling during this time. I also enjoyed the amount of details included in this article and could tell that it was very well researched. Its ridiculous that people are treated differently because of there sexual orientation and sadly its still a problem we have today. Overall this was a very interesting article over a topic that is so important to know about.
25/03/2018
2:47 pm
Cheyanne Redman
As a member of the LGBTQ community, I can agree that the hardships faced are extremely real. It has changed for the better recently yet we still face adversity and banishment. I don’t understand how someone can judge someone else based on their own life choices in which they have no part of. This article truly did an amazing job at bringing to the table what homosexuals faced and continue to face, and I feel that this could be used as a voice for the community. Great Article.
25/03/2018
2:47 pm
Belia Camarena
Prior to reading this article, I had never heard about the Stonewall riots. Great job writing this article! It was really informative, and I learned a lot about the persecution and discrimination that the gay and LGBQT community faced. It is sad that they were even considered to have a mental disorder, and people went so far as to perform brain surgery on them.
08/04/2018
2:47 pm
Mariah Garcia
Before reading this article I hadn’t heard of the Stonewall Inn nor was I aware of where it was located. It is interesting to read such a history that isn’t shared in school. I may see why it isn’t taught in school but such a largely significant event within the LGBTQ+ community would be even more poignant now with the age of Pride in full swing around Western society. Such an event should be covered, so that we may learn from and avoid the mistakes of the past. We may ask how the detectives and police felt during the riot, but I think more importantly, it would be interesting to see the reaction from members of the LGBTQ+ community, since they have been persecuted for so long as it is.
26/08/2018
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Natalie Juarez
In order to not repeat history, one must know it. I appreciate the conclusion regarding LGBT+ history because many people are not aware of the struggles that LGBT+ people have faced and continue to face, despite the progress that has been made. As a proud member of the LGBT+ community myself, I wish more of our history was taught in class because there is still so much that people do not know that have affected LGBT+ people in a horrific way. Although I was aware that identifying as a homosexual was viewed to be a “mental illness” in the earlier years, I had no idea about the McCarran-Walter Act. This goes to show that learning history should not stop for a better understanding of the world and the people in it depends on it. Thank you for the well written and informative article.
10/09/2018
2:47 pm
Indhira Mata
The LGBTQ community now has one of the biggest celebrations and festivals dedicated to them. This is so their community does not feel alone. It is amazing to see that people back then had the courage to stand up for themselves. Without their movements, there is no telling how long the acceptance of the LGTBQ community would be or if there would be one. The article was very insightful on a extremely worldwide topic. There is still so much more to be accomplished but this was the start.
13/09/2018
2:47 pm
Daniela Duran
This is always a very controversial topic, that brings up a lot of questions and discussions. I truly believe that discrimination against homosexual people must be forbidden in all ways, and definitely the idea of it being illegal for them to be on bars, or to express who they are is wrong. They should, at all points be respected, which is by I consider that the riot was somehow justifiable. They do have human rights, because they ARE humans. It is also unfair to treat homosexuals as being mentally ill, as the article mentioned, and this is definitely something that must have made them feel oppressed and segregated. However, I must mention that the idea about the church discriminating homosexuals is completely wrong. Many people believe that the catholic church somewhat “hates” and excludes homosexuals, when the truth is that it doesn’t. The church actually teaches us to love everyone as Christ loved us, which is why we love and treat homosexuals as any other. However, what the church doesn’t allow is marriage. This is because we believe in the idea that God made marriage sacred and holy, though the pairing-up of men and women. Hence, church does not, in any way, hate or segregate homosexual individuals at all! It certainly does not allow marriage, but that is very different from being mean to them or excluding them. Sometimes we get a little confused about this, and it happened to me! So, if in doubt at any point…asking a priest is a great idea! This article certainly brings up many thoughts such as this ones regarding church, and I believe it is always nice to read about things that instruct us in terms of moral and ethics.
15/09/2018
2:47 pm
Arieana Martinez
I had no idea about the Stonewall Riots and it’s history. This article was very powerful and exposes the raw truth of the people in the LGBTQ community and their path to gaining the same rights to love/show their love to whomever they please in any setting they please. I got the chills reading this article, as it was very obvious to see the passion in the words that were written. It is extremely heartbreaking to see the heinous acts that the people of the LGBTQ community have had to go through and continue to endure today, showing that there is still a ways to go in modern times as well.
11/11/2018
2:47 pm
Noah Laing
I wasn’t aware of this event, but after reading this article and seeing the motive behind the riot, it basically can be seen as pushing for equality. To this day equality hasn’t been reached in every aspect which is very shameful for the human population as a whole. In this article it’s clear that members of the LGBTQ community and their views were not accepted, which is understandable because humans will never all share the same views in every aspect of life, but what isn’t understandable is treating others as less and not respecting them as an equal human. No matter someone’s preferences or beliefs, equality should always be a constant amongst humans.
28/02/2018
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