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This day, 51 years ago, a black transgender woman/drag person threw the first stone at straighty, kicking off the Stonewall riots. Marsha P Johnson is my hero.  (USER WAS AUTOBANNED FOR THIS POST)
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Jun 28, 2020 15:33
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I used what turned out to be the wrong tag. I honestly had no idea. Thank you for fixing this!
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Jun 28, 2020 16:18
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Here are two videos about the riot. One gives a broader narrative about what happened, and the other features queer people who were actually there during the riot. https://youtu.be/1KwQbE6m43A https://youtu.be/S7jnzOMxb14
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Jun 28, 2020 16:40
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Statutory Ape posted:qualified to mod gbs I made a thread without regard of the rules, got autobanned, sent an email, got a response in 3 minutes. I have nothing but mad respect for the mods <3 But on to the topic: tell and teach me what you know about Stonewall! I am fired up!
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Jun 28, 2020 16:45
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One of the intresting aspects about the riot is that, contrary to popular narrative, the queer people there didn’t fight for what was a beloved gay bar. The Stonewall Inn was a horrible dumb. Not grimey, it was gross. It was run by the maffia, through one -I kid you not- Fat Tony. The admission fee was extotion, the drinks were overpriced and watered down. At the time there were other, less wretched, gay bars, but queer folk still went to the Stonewall Inn because it had something no other gay bar in New York had: a dance floor. At that time there was a law that made it illegal to dance in public with a person of the same gender. So gay bars would just not have a dance floor. But the Stonewall Inn had its maffia connections, which translated to having cop connections. So they always managed to clear their dance floor right before a police raid took place. This made the Stonewall Inn the only place in New York where queer people could experience this particular freedom at the time.
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Jun 28, 2020 17:05
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Last night I was watching something and realized the trope of small town female cops being coded as lesbian. Made me go ‘huh’.
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Jun 28, 2020 17:19
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Kaiju Cage Match posted:People never, ever talk about the rockette dance line during the riot. They out-gayed the Spartans on the phalanx manoeuvre
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Jun 28, 2020 17:21
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Sid Vicious posted:Was it Onward No, I think it was a no or one line role on Doom Patrol actually. More of a visual confirmation of the trope. What is ‘interesting’ about the trope is that there is a subtext that these women are admirable because they exhibit traditional male forms of strength: solitary and independent, averse to displaying emotion and vulnerability. What makes them lesbian coded is short haircuts and a boxy uniform hiding traditionally female curves. I don’t really know why they are a trope; what purpose they are intended to serve
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Jun 28, 2020 17:38
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https://www.afterellen.com/movies/454227-lesbians-stonewall The Stonewall Lesbian(s) “A rather tough lesbian was busted in the bar and when she came out of the bar she was fighting the cops and trying to get away. And the harder she fought, the more the cops were beating her up and the madder the crowd got.“ In 1969, it was illegal not only to having any same sex relationships, but for people to cross dress. Lesbians would be arrested if they weren’t wearing at least three items of women’s clothing, which is why many butch dykes would be thrown into jail after police raids on the underground gay bars, such as the Stonewall.
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Jun 28, 2020 17:46
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Kaiju Cage Match posted:We may never know who threw the first brick, but maybe the real first brick throwers were the friends we made along the way. Historical inquiry results in the first projectile having been either a brick, a rock from the nearby park, a molotov cocktail, or a shot glass. Regardless, they had a gay old time.
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Jun 28, 2020 17:54
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BIG TIT LIL NIP posted:the dollop podcast on the stonewall riots was really good Gonna put that on now. Thanks, BIG.. T.. Gonna put that on now, thank you.
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Jun 28, 2020 18:15
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Statutory Ape posted:Im glad you were unbanned so quickly Apparently this forum has premium quality costumer service? I failed to follow the rules when making a post, and no less than two mods sprang to my aid. I made a pledge to donate as soon as Jeffrey has control of the forum. If it is possible for you to do so too, I think that would be a great thing to do <3
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Jun 28, 2020 18:28
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Cough Drop The Beat posted:The black trans community who strongly over the way and led to progress in LGBT achievement and their rights should be celebrated and it's embarrassing that today is not a national holiday. Happy Stonewall Day! Imagine the gonads it took for these black trans people! I am a white, (with hormone therapy) cis presenting male. A large part of my social interactions are about fretfully trying to be passing as male and straight. But every day I look to the black trans community for aspiration and inspiration, and I find it. Happy Stonewall Day!
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Jun 28, 2020 18:39
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Barudak posted:I know the recent historical fiction film that came out absolutely sucks It’s only a brick if thrown by white gay men, otherwise it’s a sparkling shot glass. Black transgender women are murdered at alarming rates. They have a bleak life expectancy between 35 and 37 years old, according to Julian K. Glover, an African American Studies doctoral student at Northwestern University and receive an average annual income of $10,000 — well below the poverty line. According to the Human Rights Campaign at the time of press, at least ten of them have been murdered already this year, and many more fear for their lives. Black transgender women also deserve credit for the state of LGBTQ progress today. Here's a look at why we owe Pride month to them and how we can all be better allies in a dangerous landscape for black LGBTQ people. https://eu.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2019/06/24/pride-month-black-transgender-women-stonewall-marsha-p-johnson/1478200001/
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Jun 28, 2020 18:56
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Such Fun posted:[Img] Seems I cant make this link work. Anyway, this is Peppermint. She is a Black trans woman drag queen. She gained fame through RuPaul’s Drag Race, but as you can imagine, there is more to a Black trans woman drag queen than being reality tv person. She has her own youtube channel (Miss Peppermint) with videos of her performances and also videos talking about her life. I don’t know if her videos are for everyone, but you can always check it out and decide for yourself. Such Fun fucked around with this message at 20:36 on Jun 28, 2020 |
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Jun 28, 2020 19:10
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BIG TIT LIL NIP posted:if anyone can reccomend a reputable donation link to support trans rights thatd be dope. its hosed up we have to fight for basic human rights, everyone should be treated equally (except for nazis) Paging forum user T-man to school us. I too would like to know reputable causes to contribute to. Trans rights are human rights ✊
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Jun 28, 2020 20:21
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420 20 posted:gently caress da mods Consensually and with great tenderness
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Jun 28, 2020 20:49
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BIG TIT LIL NIP posted:late as heck but if anyone's still interested In donating I found some good stuff in this article. Thanks for that link! Also, guess who made it to a google doodle:  You could argue about google and corporate involvement in Pride, but I think it is an overall good thing that more people learn about Stonewall and who was involved
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Jun 30, 2020 17:38
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Bibliotechno Music posted:Fun fact: one of the reasons a gross, poorly-maintained, mafia-run, scammy bar was so popular is that other gay bars/private clubs were WILDLY classist and racist. The Stonewall Inn was one of the few places where gay and trans POC were accepted and could form a community within a queer space. A lot of the kids who had been kicked out and disowned by their families would hang out there simply to be off the streets for the night, which is in fact how Sylvia Rivera met Marsha; Marsha took Sylvia under her wing and taught her how to pass better, helped her find housing and work, etc. I learned a lot from your post! Also from the wikipedia article you posted: quote:The incident began when a transgender woman resisted arrest by throwing coffee at a police officer. It was followed by drag queens pouring into the streets, fighting back with their high heels and heavy bags.
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Jul 1, 2020 19:02
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