Chasity Soto

ENG 102

April 20th, 2019

Project #2

Annotated Bibliography

Editors, History.com. “Stonewall Riots.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 31 May 2017,

www.history.com/topics/gay-rights/the-stonewall-riots.

History has not only a website but multiple platforms to reach out to a variety of types of

audience. It shares all kinds of important information based off of only facts and true events.

This information varies from past to present events. History not only has a website but they also

own a Twitter, Facebook, Youtube and even their own television show. Being that they own

multiple bases, they are able to upload information within seconds and have plenty of

“following” people who pay close attention to what is being uploaded or aired.

This article explains all about the Stonewall Riots and its importance to even the modern

day. On June 28th, 1969 New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, which was a gay club

located in Greenwich Village in New York City. This raid caused a riot among bar patrons and

neighborhood residents as police roughly hauled employees and patrons out of the bar, leading to

six days of protests and violent clashes with law enforcement outside the bar on Christopher

Street. The Stonewall Riots served as a catalyst for the gay rights movement in the United States

and around the world. At this current time engaging in gay behavior in public was still illegal, so

police harassment of gay bars continued and many bars still operated without liquor licenses-in

part because they were owned by the Mafia. Though the Stonewall uprising didn't start the gay
rights movement, it was a great start for LGBT political activism. This lead to numerous gay

rights organizations, including the Gay Liberation Front, Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD,

and PFLAG. In 2016, President Barack Obama designated the site of the riots-Stonewall Inn,

Christopher Park, and the surrounding streets and sidewalks-a national monument in recognition

of the area's contribution to gay and human rights. This document is of importance because it is a

great example of how the LGBT community was discriminated against and compared to the

Pulse shooting (in another annotation) is not too far along the lines of being similar as far as

discrimination goes and the steps we take towards taking better action with situations like this.

Fantz, Ashley, et al. “49 Killed in Florida Nightclub Terror Attack.” CNN, Cable News Network,

13 June 2016, www.cnn.com/2016/06/12/us/orlando-nightclub-shooting/index.html.

CNN is owned by the Turner Broadcasting System (AT&T – Time Warner). The

television stations and website is funded through cable subscriptions and an advertising model.

CNN is one of many television news with 39 worldwide bureaus. It is available to more than one

billion people in 212 countries and territories around the world. They source its news properly

through credible reporters/journalists and through hyperlinking to credible media sources. They

are accessible to a wide selection of people across the world.

Orlando shooting kills 49 people and injuries more than 53 people at a gay nightclub

called Pulse. On June 12, 2016 Omar Mateen carried an assault rifle and a pistol into the packed

Pulse club at about 2 a.m. on a Sunday and started shooting. He called during the attack to

pledge allegiance to ISIS and mentioned the Boston Marathon bombers, according to a U.S.

official. After a standoff of about three hours, people were trapped inside the club desperately
calling and messaging friends and relatives, the police crashed into the building with an armored

vehicle and stun grenades and killed Mateen. The Pulse Massacre was the deadliest shooting in

American history. This article is of importance because it is a prime example of a hate crime and

although many were killed in this massacre so many more families were damaged by their

deaths.

Moreau , Julie. “Oklahoma Advances Adoption Bill That Could Discriminate against Gay

Couples.” NBCNews.com, NBCUniversal News Group, 30 Apr. 2018, www.nbcnews.com/

feature/nbc-out/oklahoma-advances-adoption-bill-could-discriminate-against-gay-couples-

n870186.

NBC News was founded in 1940. Since then, it has been reported that this news network

sources their information to credible sources that are either low biased or high for factual

reporting. It’s a fact that NBC News has not failed a fact check by an IFCN fast checker. Over

billions of people tune into this news anchor to catch the daily news.

The state of Oklahoma passed a bill on April 30, 2018 that was discriminating against the

LGBTQ community. Lupe Tovar was a young girl placed in the foster care system and was given

the opportunity to be placed in a happy and stable home. Her adoptive parents were a gay couple

and raised Lupe as their own. Now as an adult, she’s sad to say that some of the kids placed in

the system will not be given the same opportunity that was given to her at such a young age. The

SB1140 was passed so that agencies can refuse a child to be adopted into a family whose

religious beliefs were different from theirs. These adoption laws are also similar to the ones that

have been placed in other states such as Alabama, South Dakota, and Texas. Around the country,

many people have taken interest into this new bill and have decided to take it into consideration.
However, there are also individuals that disagree with this concept. Leslie Cooper (deputy

director) believes that these adoption bills shouldn’t even be passed. Just like Lupe, Leslie wants

to see children being put into a loving home despise what people might believe. Religion

shouldn’t be the one thing that separates a child from growing up in a healthy environment. This

article simply implies that adoption in the LGBTQ community can sometimes be impossible.

The different bills that are being passed today prevent same sex couples to proceed in adoption.

It is something that is discussed when discrimination is mentioned. Certain families are not given

the opportunity to adopt just because of their sexual preference.

Lian Doverman and Pamela Doverman. Personal interview. 13 April, 2019.

Lian Doverman is a 65 year old woman who identifies as a lesbian woman. She got

married to Pamela Doverman in 2015 after same sex marriage was finally legalized. Lian and

Pamela met each other in high school. Starting off as friends and surely becoming more than just

friends. Lian’s family did not agree with Lian’s choice of being a lesbian woman and kicked her

out of her home at the age of 16. Luckily enough Pamela was the only child living with her

mother at the time and Lian was able to come and stay with her. At this time Pamela’s mother

didn’t know the full truth about her daughter but was realized sooner the both of them were

together. Unlike Lian’s family Pamela’s mother was much more understanding. She was more

worried because same sex couples were not accepted in the society they lived in back then.

Moving forward to modern day Pamela and Lian were able to get through the cruel hate

that most same sex couples experience. They couldn't understand what made them so different

from everyone else especially because they feel as if love has no gender. Lian never reunited

with her family because they were so religious that they did not allow any communication with
Lian especially because Lian spent her life as a lesbian and not a straight woman. The couple

explained to me that it wasn't always easy loving each other in the public eye. Lian said that

being the more masculine one throughout the relationship she would receive much more hate.

She explained a recent situation that happened to her at the mall where her and her wife weren't

allowed to use the bathroom at this pizzeria because the owner didn't like that they held hands at

the table even after buying from this pizzeria beforehand and basically because they were a le.

Lian asked the owner why not of course explaining to him that her wife Pamela just bought a

slice of pizza and if they are customers they shouldn’t be denied to use the restroom at their

establishment. The owner simply responded by shaking his head no multiple times and looking

at her wife and herself very hatefully. Lian has learned to let situations like this go being that,

“people are so crazy now and days” . She said she felt as if we have come a long way but there is

still so much to get done because still being in her old age is often discriminated against.

This interview was very important because it gives insight within the experience of what

a same sex couple may or may not go through. In this situation Lian has never been excepted her

entire life by her family and was kicked out of her own home at the very young age of 16.

Although there was only one example of how they were discriminated against you can

understand that this couple have been through multitude of situations dealing with discrimination

of all sorts their entire lives together. However negative the situations were they were always

able to best persevere through it all and stand up for what they believe is right.

Radcliffe, Charles, and United Nations Human Rights Office. “The Real Cost of LGBT

Discrimination.” World Economic Forum, www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/the-real-cost-of-

lgbt-discrimination/.
 The World Economic Forum is the international organization for the public-private

corporation. They are able to collect a variety of information from all around the world. This

information is based off of only facts and true events. This Forum strives in all its efforts to

demonstrate entrepreneurship in the global public interest. They are the eyes too an abundance of

communities and society, both public and private.The WEF are impartial because they have no

ideological or commercial interests, meaning that they are neutral and are also dedicated to

improving the world in ways that are objective, measurable and sustainable. They are also a

global company and choose to bring attention to challenges that effect the global society. The

WEF are holistic and actively invite perspectives from all interested parties. They believe that the

world’s challenges can only be solved through engagement with all members of global society.

Last but not least they are forward looking and choose to focus on the long term effect being that

change takes time that can’t be fixed within a day. They are an understanding company and know

that real progress takes time and commitment.

This article starts with explaining that LGBT discrimination is effecting us as a whole. It

is not affecting us just as individuals but are affecting families, companies and entire countries.

Studies were done not only on the US but the UK and Thailand. They found that between half

and two thirds of LGBT students are being bullied at schools as well as within their own homes.

Upon research 40% of the homeless identify as apart of the LGBT community. From the starting

point of youth they discovered that young people who identify as LGBT are more likely to

attempt or contemplate suicide. Young LGBT children are being kicked out of their homes at a

very young age and left to basically fin for themselves. Similar to what Lian went through at a

very young age of not being accepted within her own home by her family and was put out onto
the streets to fin for herself. They go into detail as to explain that LGBT people, especially

lesbians and transgender people, tend to fare poorly compared with the overall community. There

studies in multiple countries found rates of poverty, food insecurity and joblessness to be

elevated in the LGBT community. Onto a much broader subject they explained how

discrimination in India could be costing them up to 32 billion a year in lost economic output..

Overall this article is of great importance because it presents the harsh effects of LGBT

discrimination and how overall discrimination is taking a huge toll on society as a whole. They

believe that change can be done and if we get on the right path together, anything is possible.

The annotations that were chosen in this bibliography were to support the known fact that

although legislative laws were finalized in 2015 people of the LGBT community still get

discriminated against.