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Since the 1950s, massive change has occurred in the lives of LGBTQ people in the United States and in the social and institutional responses to them.
Since the 1950s, massive change has occurred in the lives of LGBTQ people in the United States and in the social and institutional responses to them. This talk traces the history of LGBTQ activism from its start in the 50s, when the oppression was most harsh and pervasive, to the early 21st century, when LGBTQ people were more visible and more integrated into society than ever before. We will explore the impact of the 1960s and the Stonewall Uprising that gave birth to a “gay liberation” movement; the dramatic increase in mobilization sparked by the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s; and the growing presence in popular culture that emerged in the 1990s.