This is essentially a re-post of a post I have run the last few years, with some minor changes. We must remember our history and the giants whose shoulders we are standing on!
Read more on Wikipedia Stonewall riots.
- a person with homosexual inclinations was considered to be mentally ill,
- a person taking part in homosexual sexual activity was considered to be a criminal,
- a person suspected of being homosexual could be abused or harassed without risk of penalty - except in the most extreme cases,
- a homosexual parent was considered unfit to take care of his/her own children,
- Civil unions or same-sex marriages were unthinkable. etc., etc.
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We must also remember that many of our sisters and brothers worldwide still on a daily basis live with the very real risk of
- being murdered, incarcerated, hospitalized, abused, raped and harassed
- losing custody of their children
- losing their employment