History 2185 Lecture Notes - Our Bodies, Ourselves, Sexually Transmitted Infection, The Feminine Mystique
11 Mar 2013
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Early gay organizations: mattachine society (gay men 1950 in la), daughters of bilitis (lesbians 1955 in san fran) Huge fight against communism shaped peoples lives in a big way. The 1960"s was when the lid on the simmering pot exploded and the civil rights movement addressed all the groups who were marginalized and fought for more rights for them. Activists were generally young adults who were white and had grown up in the 50"s and they were rebelling against the conformity and conservatism of their parents. With black civil rights activists they were rebelling against the bigotry and discrimination of white america. This new generation rejected all the badges of the establishment like 9-5 jobs, the education system (especially universities), and the war in vietnam. This new generation also in many ways rejected the nuclear family and rigid gender roles by dressing in a unisex way and with both sexes having long hair.
