STONEWALL
Summer 2021
Image: “Protest at Bridgeport, Connecticut City Hall, 1971 Jul 30” by Rich Wandel The New York Public Library Digital Collections
The idea that ‘the first pride was a riot’ is a frequent cliche in Queer and Trans spaces used to disparage corporate attempts to buy some cheap PR by selling a rainbow version of their product or handing out rainbow merch during a parade. But that riot–or more accurately, those riots–the Stonewall Riots, was the breaking point after many years of systematic oppression by the police and homophobic government policies. One participant said of the riots, “It was the first known instance of collective militant queer resistance to police harassment in United States history” and we would like to highlight that sentiment.
During the time of the riots, a trans woman could be arrested for ‘fraud’ if she simply chose to dress in feminine clothing. And as recently as February of this year in the very same city the riots took place in, a trans woman could be arrested under suspicion of prostitution if she is found to be in possession of a condom.
Remember that no matter how far we have come since the Stonewall Riots, there is still very far we have left to go. We at Garnet Oak wish all of our readers a happy Pride Month and hope you enjoy the second issue of our magazine.
News & Articles
Dead-Named in Death: Identity Preservation for Trans People
Identity erasure doesn’t end when trans people die. What can be done to ensure that trans identities are protected in death?
Opinion: Care Workers of the World, Unite!
Why a healthcare workers’ strike would protect your loved ones.
The Murder of Mubarak Soulemane Deserves National Attention
Mubarak Soulemane was murdered by CT State Police in West Haven in 2020. People all over the nation should be saying his name.
Fridgeport: Bridgeport’s New Free Food Fridge Network
A new mutual aid endeavor launched in Bridgeport with the mission to feed everyone through solidarity, not charity.
“Greenwich Patriots” Go Dumb, Go Stupid at June BOE Meeting
Right-wing rubes descended on a Greenwich Board of Education meeting to complain about mask mandates, vaccination requirements, and critical race theory. It went about as well as it sounds.
Activists Converge in Stamford for Drop the Charges Rally
Six Stamford protestors are getting the book thrown at them for standing up to police brutality. People came from all over the state to demand the charges be dropped.
The State is a Battlefield
The importance of tenant power and the class composition of the Connecticut legislature.
Art
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By Michael Nelson
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By Michael Nelson
Crude and Rushed: IRS Leaks
A Crude and Rushed comic about IRS leaks. Written and Drawn by Mick Theebs.
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