Is the Prop 8 Protest Stonewall 2.0?
by: Paul In SF
Fri Nov 14, 2008 at 03:22:32 AM EST
http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=8217We quite rightly credit the Stonewall Riots as being the catalyst for the surge of queer political energy that blew "The love that dare not speak its name" out of its closet and into the streets, the living rooms, the workplaces and the political halls of America.
The story of that bar full of queers standing up and fighting for their right to be treated as full citizens galvanized GLBT people, especially the young, across the land. Inspired, these young folks organized themselves into a fluid movement with no hierarchy and a simple mission; to fight discrimination against GLBT folks wherever it was found.
That movement turned out to be successful beyond the wildest dreams of those early days. But one must keep in mind that those dreamers were the product of their time. The wild eyed pipe dreams of the early 70's are now simply life as usual for the queers of the 21st Century. After nearly 40 years of advancement the sense of urgency had dulled, we had become complacent.
Then along came Prop 8.
