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100 1 _aBausum, Ann.
245 1 0 _aStonewall :
_bbreaking out in the fight for gay rights /
_cAnn Bausum.
300 _a120 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 111-115) and index.
520 _a"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"--
520 _a"A dramatic retelling of the Stonewall riots of 1969, introducing teen readers to the decades-long struggle for gay rights"--
650 0 _aStonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969
_vJuvenile literature.
650 0 _aGay liberation movement
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century
_vJuvenile literature.
650 0 _aGay men
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century
_vJuvenile literature.
650 0 _aLesbians
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century
_vJuvenile literature.
650 7 _aJUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Issues / Homosexuality.
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650 7 _aJUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century.
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650 7 _aJUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / Other.
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651 0 _aGreenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)
_xHistory
_y20th century
_vJuvenile literature.
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