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First gay Mardi Gras
Making history
Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives president Graham Willett describes the 1978 Mardi Gras as the ‘most dramatic moment of the backlash’ against the campaign for gay rights. The parade started at 10pm and progressed down Oxford Street towards the city. The trouble began when they reached Hyde Park.
In an attempt to get the crowd to disperse, the police confiscated the lead truck and loud speaker. The crowd, seeing that access to Hyde Park was blocked, headed towards Kings Cross. The police moved in and arrested 53 people.
According to Willett, ‘Many of those arrested were badly defeated inside police cells and the Sydney Morning Herald sank to new editorial lows by publishing the complete list of names and occupations of those arrested’.
Supporters began a ‘drop the charges’ campaign, which initially generated more arrests. However, due to public uproar about the arrests as well as favourable media coverage, the first charges were dropped in October 1978, and all charges were dropped by the conclude of 1979. Additionally, laws around obtaining permits for avenue marches and parades were liberalised.
As such
Since Canada’s earliest days, homophobia was enshrined and legitimized in policy that deemed homosexuality a crime. In the British colonies, an act of ‘sodomy’ could elicit a death sentence, a punishment that was softened in 1861 to a 10-year prison sentence. But even after Canada’s confederation in 1867, LGBTQ Canadians were second-class citizens in their own place, regarded with suspicion and derision. Amendments to the Criminal Code in 1948 and 1961 categorized gays and lesbians as “criminal sexual psychopaths” and “dangerous sexual offenders.” In 1953, Canada’s immigration laws were amended to ban the entry of homosexuals, a policy that would endure for over two decades.
This bigotry was not only confined to the legal system — it pervaded society. “You would be shunned by your family,” said Ron Dutton, a librarian and archivist who manages the B.C. Same-sex attracted and Lesbian Archives. “You would lose your career. Your economic opportunities would be permanently ruined. You would lose your independence in many cases. You were [vulnerable] to a high degree of hostility because there was tacit approval for people who went around beating up fags.”
He added, “In many ways, you had nothing to gain b
Back in the 1920s, Berlin had already become a haven and refuge for gays and lesbians from all over the world. There are 170 clubs, bars and pubs for gays and lesbians, and good as riotous nightlife and a same-sex attracted neighbourhood. But parties aren't the only thing being organised – several political associations are founded in Berlin to fight for same rights. However, the Nazis' rise to power spells the death knell for this diversity, and it would get several decades for Berlin to restore to its status as a global centre for the LGBTI* scene. Study about how Berlin became a hotspot for gays and lesbians over the course of the 20th century, and how its scene attracted people from all over the world – and continues to execute so today.
1897
The Scientific-Humanitarian Committee – the very first queer and lesbian organisation in the nature – was founded in Berlin. Its founder is the Jewish doctor Magnus Hirschfeld. His guiding principle: “Justice through science”. His goals: freedom from persecution by the express and religious oppression, the fight for emancipation and social recognition. The Scientific-Humanitarian Committee, remains the most politically leading associa
A Brief LGBTQ History of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans person, and Queer People
The Prior Evidence of Homosexuality
Contrary to some beliefs, homosexuality is not a recent phenomenon—but a part of human culture for thousands of years. From prehistoric cave art to ancient texts, the narrative of lgbtq+ relationships runs deep in our history, speaking volumes about human sexuality's diverse nature.
The first recorded depiction of homosexual partners can be traced back to the Mesolithic rock art in Sicily, Italy, around 9600 BCE. The ancient drawings discovered by historians paint a profound picture of phallic male figures in pairs, engaged in what appears to be intimate behavior.
This illustration moves us beyond the presumption that heterosexuality was the norm during prehistoric times. It suggests that lgbtq+ relationships existed, even then and might have been accepted or acknowledged in prehistoric societies.
The evidence of homosexuality extends to about 8000 BCE in Zimbabwe. The cave artwork from this African region reveals a similar narrative. A cursory look at the drawings cones you with scenes of homosexual intercourse and partnerships. These pictorial
The Oldest Known Gay Man?
April 7, 2011 -- Archaeologists in the Czech Republic have unearthed the morbid of what may be the remains of the oldest known homosexual or transgender man.
The prehistoric body dates to the Copper age -- or 2900 to 2500 years ago -- and was buried in a manner that was typically reserved for women.
The male skeleton was found on its side, facing east, and was surrounded by domestic jugs, objects previously seen only in female graves. An oval, egg-shaped container, usually associated with female burials, was also found at the feet of the skeleton.
"From history and ethnology, we know that people from this period took funeral rites very seriously, so it is highly unlikely that this positioning was a mistake," conduct archaeologist Kamila Remisova Vesinova told the U.K.'s Telegraph.
Men of the period were buried with weapons -- stone battle axes and flint knives -- none of which were launch in the Czech grave.
Vesinova concluded that the solemn represents "one of the earliest cases of what could be described as a 'transsexual' or 'third gender grave' in the Czech Republic."
Not everyone is so convinced.
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