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Originally Posted by June
Handsome, I agree with you. Now, our government doesn't kill or imprison queer folks, but they used to. Even into the 60's we faced jail time unless we wore at least 3 pieces of "gender appropriate" clothing. And while our government may not officially sanction our deaths, we are still subject to dying at the hands of our fellow citizens just because we're gay.
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Part of me rejoices that we no longer live with what went on back then. Yet, I do wish that US queer youth would do some research into "those days." The recent docs on Stonewall (40 year celebration documentaries) bring back a lot of what it was really like.