Stonewall was one of the biggest protests for LGBTQ+ rights and helped change public views and legal protections. The first laws criminalizing homosexuality date back to 1533 and punished it with death, though women were exempt. In 1973, homosexuality was declassified as an illness and 2014 saw the legalization of gay marriage in many places, though discrimination still exists. The document interviews several members of the LGBTQ+ community about their first-hand experiences and perspectives on the history of the movement for equality and acceptance.
Stonewall was one of the biggest protests for LGBTQ+ rights and helped change public views and legal protections. The first laws criminalizing homosexuality date back to 1533 and punished it with death, though women were exempt. In 1973, homosexuality was declassified as an illness and 2014 saw the legalization of gay marriage in many places, though discrimination still exists. The document interviews several members of the LGBTQ+ community about their first-hand experiences and perspectives on the history of the movement for equality and acceptance.
Stonewall was one of the biggest protests for LGBTQ+ rights and helped change public views and legal protections. The first laws criminalizing homosexuality date back to 1533 and punished it with death, though women were exempt. In 1973, homosexuality was declassified as an illness and 2014 saw the legalization of gay marriage in many places, though discrimination still exists. The document interviews several members of the LGBTQ+ community about their first-hand experiences and perspectives on the history of the movement for equality and acceptance.
Sacrifice- Elton John Images and videos of stonewall 01:40- 03:00 ‘Stonewall was one of the Images and videos of stonewall 03:00- 4:30 biggest protests of all time for the community, it helped change the views of the public as well as well as their freedom. The first legal law was made in 1533 which meant being part of the community was punishable by death although women weren’t involved in this law as the government as they thought if they included woman it would bring curiosity to their minds.’ ‘In 1973 being gay wasn’t 04:30- 05:00 marked as an illness anymore which changed many people’s views and made the mental health of the community a lot better. In 2014 gay marriage was made legal which was a big step forward although some venues and churches still don’t allow this.’ ‘I wanted some first-hand views from the community so I decided to go and speak to some people about this and hears what they had to say.’ Everyone saying their names 05:00-05:30 Everyone’s clips of laughing (quick cut) 05:30-05:40 Everyone’s opinions Jay 05:40- 15:00 Braxton Diya+Maz Millie (repeated four times) Braxton’s speech 15:00-15:20 Images and thank you to 15:20-16:00 interviewees Pride protest+credits 16:00-16:30