Tag Archives: Stonewall

Gay Pride Month and the ‘Shot Heard Round the World’

Posted on June 16, 2017 by David E Smith
Quick quiz: According to statements published by the U.S. government, where was the shot fired that was “heard round the world”? Lexington and Concord, you say? Good answer — but you’re only halfway there...
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Stolen Valor and the Campaign to Normalize Homosexuality

Posted on July 1, 2016 by David E Smith
On Friday, June 24, President Barack Obama designated a new national monument at the site of the Stonewall uprising in New York City “to honor the broad movement for LGBT equality”. This was just the latest in a series of speeches and actions on the part of his administration to define down–if not obliterate–any notions of sexual deviance. Worse, to now even memorialize and celebrate it.
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