Activist Lilli Vincenz
Charles Francis, president of the Mattachine Society of Washington, D.C., talked about the life of Lilli Vincenz and her contributions to the gay rights movement.
Description
Charles Francis, president of the Mattachine Society of Washington, D.C., talked about the life of Lilli Vincenz and her contributions to the gay rights movement.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Describe the significance of Lilli Vincenz's film projector as Charles Francis explains.
- According to Charles Francis, how did the media treat the issue of homosexuality?
- Describe the purpose and tactics of early protests.
- Describe the childhood, and early adulthood, of Lilli Vincenz.
- Explain the genesis of the film "Gay and Proud."
- What were the Stonewall riots?
- How did the media react to the riots?
- Why was this a tipping point for the gay rights movement?
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- 1st Amendment
- Activist
- Faggot
- Mattachine Society
- Pervert
- Pioneer
- Pretense
- Pride Parade
- Pseudonym
- Sodomy
- Stonewall Riots
- Watershed