Stonewall Riots Research Paper

Picture the United States as a place where self-expression was still frowned upon. A free country but you are still not allowed to love who you want to love. A place where same sex couples were discriminated against and had to hide behind closed doors and windows. A place where people are forced to conform and live unhappy unfulfilled lives because they had to marry the opposite gender that they were not attracted to. This is the way America could still be if the Stonewall Riots never happened. Thankfully, today this is not the America we know. America is the land of the free, it’s a place where self-expression is welcomed. The Stonewall Riots was a historical movement for the LGBT (Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual, and Transgender) community. The riots had many positive effects on America today such as the pride parade, LGBT rights, and the creation of Gay Liberation Front (GLF). Before the Stonewall Riots Tony Lauris, also known as “Fat Tony” by his
Thanks to those people feeling accepted they were able to start many organizations and start the fight for LGBT rights. Martin Boyce is a great example of someone who participated in the Stonewall Riots. A few months after the riots he went back to Hunter College in New York and decided that all the term papers he wrote would be gay. After college Martin Boyce moved back home to take care of his ill parents. While living at home Martin Boyce was working in restaurants to make ends meet. After his parents passed away he opened up his own restaurant called “Everybody’s Restaurant” where everyone was welcome. He and his business partner had come up with a slogan for brunch that said "We treat our customers like kings because the owners are a bunch of queens." If Boyce did not take part in the riots he might have never opened his restaurant. His restaurant brought everybody together and it was full of all love and no