“ People are beginning to realise, the doorman of the Stonewall Inn observed a few days after the riot, that no matter how ‘nelly’ or how ‘fem’ a homosexual is, you can only push them so far. Ann Bausum
“ When Clinton took office, members of that community still faced a host of legal and cultural barriers. Sodomy laws banned same-sex acts, even in the privacy of one’s bedroom, in more than half of the… Ann Bausum
“ We are following the blacks ... And we will follow, entering, perhaps, the same time as women. Ann Bausum
“ Doctors advised intensive talk therapy, even electroshock treatment. Some gay men were castrated against their will, a procedure that removed their testicles and deadened the sex drive. Others were lo… Ann Bausum
“ Masquerading in the attire of the opposite sex was a criminal offense, except on Halloween. Ann Bausum
“ The spirit that emerged outside a Mafia-run bar in 1969 became the pulse of the gay community and inspired not just an annual parade but ways to express gay pride in individual lives.Stonewall happens… Ann Bausum
