Included in the forum will be a discussion on the history of the LGBTQ movement, from the early days of isolated gay clubs and bars: the explosion of queer struggle after the Stonewall Rebellion: and analysis on the direction queer people’s struggle is taking now and will take into the future.
Some people in the U.S. know about Stonewall, the rebellion that started the LGBTQ movement here, but most have never heard of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. These two trans women of color were active in the early movement, and the modern queer liberation movemen…t owes much to these women, whose struggles intimately relate to the persistent issues of trans/homophobia and racism. The history and lessons from these trans women of color, and others, will be addressed.
Also included is a Marxist analysis of marriage equality and what it means, and does not mean, for working class Queer people and the movement for liberation, followed by Q&A for anyone with questions/comments.
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The forum will be held at the Main Branch of the public library (Room A) in downtown Rockford.
*FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC*
Wisconsin Bail Out the People Movement 
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