Sociology 2306: Worksheet--"Before Stonewall"

1. This video refers to homosexuality in the 1920s in the United States as being regarded as part of the demi-monde? What was this, and what other kinds of people were included?

2. Why did General Eisenhower decide not to make an issue of homosexuality in his headquarters unit?

3. When did the Kinsey Report appear and how did it affect America's perception of homosexuality?

4. Why were homosexuals targeted, along with communists, by Senator Joseph McCarthy and his followers? What was Executive Order 10450?

5: Identify the following: the Mattachine Society

One

Daughters of Bilitis

The Ladder

The Stonewall Inn

Sociology 2306: Group Project--"Before Stonewall"

1. How did World War II and its aftermath affect American gays and lesbians?

2. What is the evidence from this movie that homosexuality was viewed as seriously deviant in mid-20th century America?

3. How did the other social movements of the 1960s affect the rise of a gay and lesbian movement?

4. How did New York City (especially Greenwich Village) and San Francisco emerge as centers of the Gay and Lesbian movement?

5. How successfully have gays and lesbians reshaped public perceptions and overcome what was once a severe stigma?