*people whispering* omg, are? Two girls really *people staring* oh now look there go two boys holding hands. Why should my love affect you? Why should my partner run you away? Was our friendship even real? Yes mom I like the same sex, do you still accept me as your child? I’m sorry God I let you down, am I still a part of your holy world? Why does the world cast stones at me? Why does everybody whisper when I come around? The term gay is often used as if it were a crime. In my paper I would discuss the term “gay “and how it came about. Also how it is used in today’s society In 1637 the Oxford dictionary “GAY” “addicted to social pleasure and dissipation” which means during this time most couples enjoyed the time spent together or felt
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We all know that larger cities have gaybars or anything to with the homosexual communities, well these clubs, bars, would get shut down or cops would ride through the area to keep a close eye on them. Later on there was one real attempt to organize something for the gays was Henry Gerber. Gerber became well known with the German movement to change the German laws for homosexuality. It was not until 1940 when gay rights movements were successful, with the help of a Los Angeles newsletter pioneer name Lisa Ben the newsletter she published was posted in ay gay and lesbian bars. Later the letter began to cause problems which caused her to lose her job but thanks to her Los Angeles had their first gay right movements. The state of Los Angeles was flooded with different organization led by Harry Hay. As time continue not only was organizations growing by the day but there was a magazine for homos, but due to the fact that gay rights was not passed the magazine had to buy by the rules and that was “homosexual couldn’t be listed as a name,” so they named the magazine “ONE” this magazine was the big break for homosexuals. It was later on new stands and in stores, it put gays out there for their voices to be heard. Thanks to the magazine more organizations which became public and worldwide over the next two decades causing it to move from LA to San Francisco. The struggles for gay right went nationwide. ONE became one of LA biggest supporters for gay rights which caused them to establish a public office and also became a national publication. The activists in ONE “Dorr Legg, Don Slater, and Jim Kepner” and more were to push the gay movements hard. In 1958 the Supreme Court ruled ONEs favor to unmailable the subject about homosexuality. This gave them a victory mark opening up about more about sexuality material about homosexuality and heterosexuality. By 1969 gay
We all know that larger cities have gaybars or anything to with the homosexual communities, well these clubs, bars, would get shut down or cops would ride through the area to keep a close eye on them. Later on there was one real attempt to organize something for the gays was Henry Gerber. Gerber became well known with the German movement to change the German laws for homosexuality. It was not until 1940 when gay rights movements were successful, with the help of a Los Angeles newsletter pioneer name Lisa Ben the newsletter she published was posted in ay gay and lesbian bars. Later the letter began to cause problems which caused her to lose her job but thanks to her Los Angeles had their first gay right movements. The state of Los Angeles was flooded with different organization led by Harry Hay. As time continue not only was organizations growing by the day but there was a magazine for homos, but due to the fact that gay rights was not passed the magazine had to buy by the rules and that was “homosexual couldn’t be listed as a name,” so they named the magazine “ONE” this magazine was the big break for homosexuals. It was later on new stands and in stores, it put gays out there for their voices to be heard. Thanks to the magazine more organizations which became public and worldwide over the next two decades causing it to move from LA to San Francisco. The struggles for gay right went nationwide. ONE became one of LA biggest supporters for gay rights which caused them to establish a public office and also became a national publication. The activists in ONE “Dorr Legg, Don Slater, and Jim Kepner” and more were to push the gay movements hard. In 1958 the Supreme Court ruled ONEs favor to unmailable the subject about homosexuality. This gave them a victory mark opening up about more about sexuality material about homosexuality and heterosexuality. By 1969 gay