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LGBTQIA+ - Coggle Diagram
LGBTQIA+
Early activism
Gay bars during the war
Migration into major cities
Men and women seperated by wartime necessity
Many short lived bars
Beginning of many different social movements
Gays not allowed to work in government
Mattachine society
First gay organization
Intense pressure
1949
Supporting each other and validating experiences
Daughters of Bilitis
Lesbian group
"the ladder"
Lee Girls
LGBTQ in the Military
Serving in WWII
Many gay people enlisted
Men trying to prove their masculinity
More affection for each other appropriate during war
Many lesbians
Necessity led to some acceptance
Gay people investigated and discharged
Leading to Stonewall
Civil rights movement led the way
Increased visibility
Debate about mental illness
Womens movement
Life Before
"Homosexuality was a dirty word"
No name for it
Codes
Neckties and hankies
Speakeasies
Gay lifestyle had to be hidden, so it existed in the part scene
Current stereotypes of gay people being wild
Living in denial
Outcomes
Insane asylum
Prison
Suicide
Drag
Entertainment for soldiers