The Gay Liberation Front was the name first chosen following the riots to describe the
organization of homosexuals who came together to assert their quote pride, which is how they
branded their civil rights movement. This pushback led to more state laws against sodomy being
revoked and the attempted normalization of homosexuality, which set the stage for the
general public to see more sodomites on television and in the media. The ripple effect of Stonewall
was that more sodomites felt compelled to quote come out and if more of them came out, more of
them would end up in the spotlight where they could influence the masses. Very nice to meet you.
Same here. He calls himself Tree Sequoia. He was a 30-year-old bartender when police raided the
Stonewall. We knew it was another raid when all of a sudden we heard a crash and somebody threw
a rock through the window. But this time Stonewall patrons resisted arrest. The violence escalated and
eventually hundreds of people joined in. And the gay liberation movement is challenging a society
that abhors homosexuality. In New York, as in most other states, the law known as the sodomy statute
provides that even in private, consenting adults may not engage in devious conduct, which includes
homosexual behavior. Through demonstrations and political and educational pressure,
the gay liberation movement is fighting to change the law and all other forms of what they consider
discrimination.