TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bausum,Ann
TI  - Stonewall: breaking out in the fight for gay rights 
SN  - 9780670016792 (hardback)
AV  - HQ76.8.U5 B38 2015
U1  - 306.76/609730904 23
KW  - Stonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Gay liberation movement
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Gay men
KW  - Lesbians
KW  - JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Issues / Homosexuality
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century
KW  - JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / Other
KW  - Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-115) and index
N2  - "That's the Stonewall. The Stonewall Inn. Pay attention. History walks through that door.  In 1969 being gay in the United States was a criminal offense. It meant living a closeted life or surviving on the fringes of society. People went to jail, lost jobs, and were disowned by their families for being gay. Most doctors considered homosexuality a mental illness. There were few safe havens. The Stonewall Inn, a Mafia-run, filthy, overpriced bar in New York City's Greenwich Village, was one of them.  Police raids on gay bars happened regularly in this era. But one hot June night, when cops pounded on the door of the Stonewall, almost nothing went as planned. Tensions were high. The crowd refused to go away. Anger and frustration boiled over.  The raid became a riot.  The riot became a catalyst.  The catalyst triggered an explosive demand for gay rights.  Ann Bausum's riveting exploration of the Stonewall Riots and the national Gay Rights movement that followed is eye-opening, unflinching, and inspiring"--; "A dramatic retelling of the Stonewall riots of 1969, introducing teen readers to the decades-long struggle for gay rights"--
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