legislation gay rights in the United States continues to evolve. We asked five activists tell us how the fight has changed over the years
After reading their stories, we want to hear from you. Share your ideas on how the gay rights movement has changed over the years. Do you think the fight has lost its edge? Tell us in comments or email me @ guardian.co.uk ruth.spencer
"Money governs the movement" - Andy Humm
Andy Humm
was the co-host of the program Gay USA weekly cable television news since 1985. A gay activist since 1974, has also written for The Gay City News, and is a former director of education at Hetrick-Martin Institute for LGBT youth.
my first foray into the gay movement was in 1974 at the University of Virginia. My boyfriend in a closet, the relationship had left me isolated, so I went to my first meeting of the Gay Student Union to find other gay people. They tried to elect a president, but nobody would go because it meant going out in public. Knowing he was an irrevocable step into a new life, who offered to take office, and within weeks was protesting anti-gay restaurant in Charlottesville. Gay activism has been the focus of my life since then. The movement is driven by people who refuse to hide or be treated as second class citizens.
back home in New York in '75, I joined the militants of the Alliance of gay activists, who are no longer at its peak, but still a strength. You can come and have their say. They even used Robert's Rules of Order. All groups function democratically. Nobody would pay. It was all the power of the people. forge a coalition for the rights of lesbians and gays in the 77 and picked up the battle for gay rights bills in the city. New York is a reactionary, contrary to his image. Important decisions were open to the entire community - a difficult discipline, but infinitely more effective. We fought the change. (The bill passed 86 -. Too late for a big city) saw the beginning of the end of a democratic movement for LGBT society in 1982 at the Waldorf Astoria, the Fund when the Human Rights Campaign held its first gala with the large inflow of $ 150 (a weekly wage of survival at the time). I scored a ticket at half price and was in a room full of people who had never seen before. (Former Vice President Mondale was the keynote speaker and not to pronounce the word "gay" once.)a few years, money and more or less controlled. Decisions were made by self-appointed tables. Paid staff had more access to media and politicians. Bases becomes a facade, with little voice in the direction of motion.
The exception was Act Up, from 1987, when people were dropping like flies from AIDS. Everyone stepped in and once again had to say. There were gay-specific efforts such as Queer Nation activist and gay Americans, but did not last long.
I focused on journalism since then, because there is a LGBT group, where I feel at home. Loss of democracy is not unique to the LGBT movement, but tragic nonetheless. We hate all citizens of America, but money running our own movement. Progress continues? We talked about it on our U.S. Gay show every week. But I miss the community movement forged - not because I am nostalgic
"We sold our bases radicals" - Jeanne Cordova
A co-founder of the LGBT movement, Juana Cordova is a community organizer, editor and author who has organized four major conferences lesbians, co-founded organizations and gay word password, played an important role in the defeat of measures California ballot two anti-gay.
course! The pace of social change initiated by the gay liberation movement in 1969 was much faster than most lesbians or gays dreamed in our lives. However, the gay movement for civil rights is very much changed for me from their roots outside the law. As a young Catholic who personally radicalized by the black struggle for civil rights, the mobilization against the Vietnam War, and liberation theology, while in the convent in 1966. At the age of 22, I joined the tail of the homophile movement, and which led to gay liberation in 1970. After five years as a full-time activist and social outlaw, I felt my movement for a radical change away from the roots of radical gay liberation and radical feminism. Liberal feminism would take over. Our systemic feminist ideal of overthrowing the power structure of patriarchy has unfortunately had to give way to find more understandable and immediate civil rights. Strategically choosing the concept of civil rights, rather than revolutionary assault was a more pragmatic and more attractive to sell our heteronormative society movement. At that time, the sale of our bases radicals made me very sad. We, the eggs had to start becoming the producers of tortillas. Unfortunately, I was with the idea that all social movements begin with the radical ideology, but unless you get into the blood and entrails of revolution, and overthrow the socialist movement must inevitably take a stand for the rights and assimilationist civil or die. It is also the strategic bridge occupy the movement has to do now.
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