LGBTQ rights movement

Examples of LGBTQ rights movement in the following topics:

• LGBTQ Civil Rights

  • The LGBTQ rights movement refers to the efforts of individuals and organizations to improve the social and legal standing of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) people.
  • The Stonewall Riots of 1969 are often thought to mark the starting point of a worldwide LGBTQ rights movement.
  • While homophile organizations made early explicit attempts to improve LGBTQ peoples' status, it was not until The Stonewall Riots of 1969 that large numbers of LGBTQ advocates united to demand legal and social rights.
  • Since the late-1960s, LGBTQ activists have achieved many successes in the struggle to secure civil rights for LGBTQ people.
  • Identify the historical origins and issues relevant for the LGBTQ rights movement

• Racial Tensions and Black Lives Matter

  • Originating in 2013 in response to police violence, the Black Lives Matter movement has raised awareness of institutionalized racism in the United States.
  • BLM claims inspiration from the African-American Civil Rights Movement, the Black Power movement, the 1980s Black feminist movement, Pan-Africanism, Anti-Apartheid Movement, Hip hop, LGBTQ social movements, and Occupy Wall Street.
  • The overall Black Lives Matter movement is a decentralized network and has no formal hierarchy or structure.
  • The Black Lives Matter movement was founded in 2013 by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi.
  • Describe the significance of Ferguson and the goals of the Black Lives Matter movement

• Homophobia

  • If homophobic discrimination is institutional, it means either that non-heterosexual sex acts are criminalized or that LGBTQ individuals are denied the same legal rights as heterosexuals.
  • Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to have negative attitudes about people who are LGBTQ.
  • On many occasions in Western nations in the twentieth century, LGBTQ individuals have been stigmatized because of homophobia.
  • Additionally, individuals or companies promoting LGBTQ rights would be nationally penalized.
  • Although non-heterosexual sex acts are legal in the United States, LGTBQ people still face institutional discrimination because they are not afforded the same rights as heterosexual couples.

• Examples of Social Movements

• Gay and Lesbian Rights

  • The sexual revolution and the feminist movement of the 1960s establish a climate that fostered the struggle for gay and lesbian rights.
  • Combined with the sexual revolution and the feminist movement of the 1960s, the counterculture helped establish a climate that fostered the struggle for gay and lesbian rights.
  • The most famous event in the gay rights movement took place not in San Francisco but in New York City.
  • While some of the early leaders of the movement were transgender and non-binary people, these gender identities were often eclipsed by the fight for gay and lesbian rights, and it would take several more decades before transgender rights would make headway.
  • Today, LGBTQ Pride events are held annually throughout the world toward the end of June to commemorate the Stonewall riots.

• Subcultures & Countercultures

  • Examples of countercultures in the U.S. could include: the hippie movement of the 1960s, the green movement, polygamists, feminist groups, BDSM Communities, and LGBTQ communities.

• Cultural Influences on Sexual Motivation

  • Social movements in the latter half of the 20th century such as the sexual revolution, the rise of feminism, and the advancement of LGBTQ rights have helped to bring about massive changes in social perception of sexuality.

• Cultural and Societal Influences on Adolescent Development

  • Arguments often concern new issues of control, such as curfew, acceptable clothing, and the right to privacy.
  • In the United States and many other parts of the world, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth face much discrimination and bullying by their peers based on the broader cultural attitudes about LGBTQ issues; many are ostracized from peer groups because they are seen to be breaking culturally based gender norms.

• Introduction

  • Social movements do not have to be formally organized.
  • A distinction is drawn between social movements and social movement organizations (SMOs).
  • A social movement organization is a formally organized component of a social movement.
  • It is also interesting to note that social movements can spawn counter movements.
  • For instance, the women's movement of the 1960s and 1970s resulted in a number of counter movements that attempted to block the goals of the women's movement, many of which were reform movements within conservative religions.

• Social Movements

  • These movements do not have to be formally organized to be considered social movements.
  • Sociologists draw distinctions between social movements and social movement organizations (SMOs).
  • A social movement organization is a formally organized component of a social movement.
  • It is interesting to note that social movements can spawn counter movements.
  • Discover the difference between social movements and social movement organizations, as well as the four areas social movements operate within