The 1991 videotaped beating of Rodney King by L.A.P.D. officers, and subsequent riots triggered by the acquittal of the officers involved, rocked L.A. and the nation. The events brought to the forefront concerns about racism and police brutality within the L.A.P.D. Some, including former L.A.P.D. Police Chief Daryl Gates, say the the way Los Angeles responded to these events helped set the stage for the Rampart scandal.
However, these riots drastically changed the fundamental ideas and goals of the gay rights movement. When one looks closely at the Stonewall incidents as well as the history surrounding it, it is clear to see that the riots were a culmination of the events and attitudes that had manifested themselves in society prior to Stonewall. The aftermath of World War II still left a bitter
The Stonewall Riots, 1969 — A Turning Point in the Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Liberation This incident took place in New York’s Greenwich Village at the Stonewall Inn whereby homosexuals perform violent demostrations against a police raid. It is cited to be one of the first instant in American history for the homosexual community fought back when the government restrict sexual activities being approved, and it has since became the defining event that marked the start of gay rights movement in the United States around the world. Early homosexual groups in the U.S. sought to prove that gay people could be assimilated into society and that they too can be look upon as equal individuals. Not many places accept the presence of gay people, those that did were often bars and pubs. The Stonewall Inn, at that time was run by the Mafia.
Though not completely tolerated nor accepted, society today has familiarized itself with the idea of same sex relationships. In order to become more at ease, however, homosexuals had to endure a series of events such as the Stone Wall Riots, discrimination in groups and clubs, and personal hate geared towards the gay community. Homosexuals have gone through years of being ridiculed and discriminated against. Perhaps the most memorable and eye opening event in the history of the gay and lesbian community were the Stone Wall Riots. Prior to 1965, gay and lesbian bars were subject to constant raids in cities across the United States.
Coming out and "Pride parade" have remained an important part of modern LGBT movements, and the visibility of the lesbian and gay communities has continued to grow. Gay liberation is also known for its links to the counterculture of the time, and for the Gay liberationists' intent to transform fundamental institutions of society such as gender and the family. In order to achieve such liberation, conscious understanding and direct actions were moved into motion. By the late 1970s, the radicalism of Gay liberation was moved by a return to a more formal movement that espoused gay and lesbian civil rights. Although the "Stonewall Riots" in 1969 in New York are popularly remembered as the spark that produced a new movement, the origins predate this iconic event.
He often spoke about the violence of racism, and frequently cited examples, which ranged from attacks from police dogs and their club-equipped guards, to being washed down by high-pressured water hoses in broad daylight. Malcolm believed these atrocities, and ones like them, to be linked to racism that had existed far before he and any African Americans of his day were born. Malcolm frequently referenced the exploitation of Africa, and cited that ancestors of African Americans reached the US on slave ships against their will. He did so in order to emphasize that white racism was not restricted to America, but was a global phenomenon that was organized by the most powerful forces of the times, whose desire for power could not be satisfied. By painting the picture that racism was an international issue, Malcolm attempted to convey that racism was not a random atrocity, but in fact, an ongoing international campaign to enslave those without power (nonwhites)
One such conflict was the draft the caused mayhem in New York City. Riots broke out in the city and people were out of control for about a week. The riots mostly started because of the unfair treatment the lower class dealt with which ultimately led to the breakout of riots in New York City in 1863. Abraham Lincoln called for a draft because troops were needed to fight in the Civil War and many people disliked
The 1950s, in large part due to Rock ‘n’ Roll lit a fire of rebellion in the white youth of America. Rock ‘n’ Roll’s opposition did not realize that the more ardent and violent its treatment against not just rock ‘n’ roll, but African-Americans as well, would create more dissention. Altchuler quotes the Pittsburgh Courier that the resistance to rock ‘n’ roll is “an indirect attack against Negroes, of course, because they invented rock ‘n’ roll and because it has captivated the younger generation of whites that are breaking down dance floors and gutting night clubs…As between Rock ‘n’ Roll…and the chill austerities of white supremacy, we think young white Americans will choose the former with all its implications” (42). Rock ‘n’ Roll opened the emotions of people like never before and challenged the established beliefs of society concerning race,
Hate Crimes against LGBT Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people are frequently targeted by state and individuals because their sexual orientation. The violence can be motivated by political, religious, social basis or homophobia. The violence can take the form of lynching, intimidation, mobbing, assault, cyber stalking, bullying and rape. In most democracy countries, legal provisions permitting or decriminalizing homosexuality have been in place since the Second World War. Under these legal issues, violence is qualified as a form of hate crime.
Milk, Gus Van Sant 1a) The film Milk portrays an important political history in America against the homosexuals in the 1970’s, seeing this film and the struggles that homosexuals had to fight for their human rights and political equality makes myself, who’s not sensitive about the issue, change my political sensibilities. 2a) -1 The ignorance about homosexuality has become more exposed as they described that being gay could get them fired, beaten up, or even killed. -2 To plan on having to root out every homosexual, simply describes a person who is insecure and cannot accept homosexuality. -3 A debate regarding the Proposition 6 between Supervisor Harvey Milk and Senator John Briggs indicates that Proposition 6 is more on hating the gays, rather than the concern for the children they are “trying” to protect. 3a) -1 When the homosexuals along with the heterosexuals were rioting for their social and political view.