Back then, activists rebelled against juridical standards of decency now, respectability is all the rage. Back then, the nuclear family was on the chopping block now, queer couples clamor to imitate it. But that heady moment-full of blistering manifestos and confrontational direct action-came to a quick end in the survivalist demands of the AIDS crisis, and over the next half-century, riots have since been steadily replaced with solemn rituals. The 1969 Stonewall riots galvanized what came to be called “gay liberation,” a period of disruptive activism in the ’70s that formed part of a broader countercultural upheaval that began in the previous decade. This piece is part of the Radical issue, a special package from Outward, Slate’s home for coverage of LGBTQ life, thought, and culture. Ritual Theater and the Radical Faeries: Reflections on Transformation Through Storytelling Want to Know Where Intersectional Queer Radicalism Is Thriving? Look to Appalachia. It’s Time to Recenter Kink and BDSM as Part of Radical Queer History In a “No Fats, No Femmes” Culture, Could Encouraging Kindness on Hookup Apps Be Radical?
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