A younger generation galvanized by Act Up and Queer Nation, more racially diverse and proud to defy gender expectations and boundaries was driving this new activism. Demanding unconditional acceptance as queer people replaced a strategy of waiting for acceptance by appearing respectable. It was unapologetic, unabashed, and in your face. These factors may have created a feeling that the community was under siege, but it also gave birth to a new form of activism, a Queer Revolution. The new year was looking even less promising with the Capitol Hill Police Riot in January and the emergence of Oregon Citizens Alliance with its promise of anti-gay citizens’ initiatives in the months and years to come.
AIDS deaths were soaring anti-gay violence on Capitol Hill had reached epidemic levels and lesbian and gay military personnel were being dishonorably discharged by the military. The year 1991 had been a turbulent one for Seattle’s lesbian and gay community. The 1992 Battle over Seattle Pride’s Name to Include Bisexual and Transgender by Will Ross
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Read the LGBTQ+ Seattle Histories stories and then delve into the full project. In honor of PRIDE month, we asked community members to submit stories specific to the history of Seattle’s LGBTQ+ community. These stories, told by community members, emphasize experiences and narratives that may have been overlooked or misrepresented in our city. The Seattle Histories storytelling project highlights the places, people, and events that have shaped the history of Seattle’s communities. Historic preservation in Seattle begins with community.
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