The Lesbian Said What??

 October is Gay History Month. Some of you all may be saying, “Oh who gives a crap?”  Others may be thinking, “There is a gay history?” 

I admit, for a few years I was a fagtard. I just thought gay people slept around, and danced in leather risky costumes.  All the lesbians looked like they should have been foot ball players and needed to shave.

But that is the stereotype that people want the world to see of the gay image. Not the ones of people who are just minding their own business and going on with their everyday life. These people also wanted to be able to hang around other gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, transgendered people.

The Stonewall riots are considered by many the turning point for gay rights.  Before the Stonewall riots police would raid gay bars. They would arrest men and women for crimes such as: kissing, holding hands, wearing clothing traditionally for those of the opposite genders, and just arresting people for being at the gay bars.

There are countless stories of lesbians being raped by police officers. Gay men being beaten, transsexuals being beaten, and other horrors that the police inflicted on the GLBT society.

On June 27-28 of 1969 the police began a raid on the Stonewall inn. The inn was a known gay/lesbian bar and hang out. At 1:20 am eight officers from the first precinct entered the bar and began to make the usual arrests.

No one is quite sure what started the revolt. Perhaps like any group of people that is oppressed long enough they fight back. The people at stone wall began to throw money first, mocking the police for known pay offs.  Then bottles began to be thrown. From there a full riot occurred.

Now, I’m not an advocate of violence. I would much rather sit down and talk about it. But when talking doesnt work, and the government doesnt hear, and society continues to abuse you in heinous manners people won’t take it anymore.

For those of you who think that gay pride in June is just a bunch of gay folk flaunting their homosexuality. On one hand you’re right. That’s probably because many people are unaware of what it took for us as gays/lesbians to get there.

This weekend I was explaining to my mom Stonewall. She had no clue that it had happened. That gays/lesbians were treated so bad. 

I’m not going to blither everyday this month on some historical gay happening. I might throw in a few points.  I just ask that those of you not familiar with gay/lesbian history get some knowledge.  That way maybe, just maybe, you’ll have an idea of why Pride is there.

Because on June 27-28, 1969, people said no more.