Tag: LGBT movement

The Politics of Sexuality in Latin America

By notcheseditor October 2, 2014 Latin American Sexualities, LGBTQ 0 comments

Bryan Pitts “We aren’t hiding anymore – it’s our rights that we’re fighting for,” exclaimed a participant at a July 2010 pro-same-sex marriage demonstration in Buenos Aires. A few weeks later the Argentine Senate voted to modify the country’s Civil Code to permit same-sex marriage. The landmark vote represented perhaps the […]

Making the Polish Stonewall

By Lukasz Szulc February 21, 2014 LGBTQ, Modern Europe 0 comments

Łukasz Szulc The 1969 Stonewall riots are commonly considered the beginning of the US gay liberation movement. After the riots, activists began more actively to organize themselves professionally by efficiently gathering funds and officially registering their associations. Because this US example has become an international icon for the LGBT rights […]