Pride Movement: LGBTQ+ Visibility, Equality, Community, and Activism
The Pride movement promotes LGBTQ+ visibility, dignity, equality, community, and rights while challenging shame, discrimination, violence, and restrictive sexual and gender norms.
Homophile Movement: Early Gay and Lesbian Rights Activism
The homophile movement was an early gay and lesbian rights movement that challenged discrimination, criminalization, medical stigma, and social prejudice before gay liberation.
Gay Liberation: Sexual Freedom, Equality, Visibility, and Activism
Gay liberation is a social and political movement challenging anti-gay laws, stigma, discrimination, medicalization, and restrictive sexual norms while promoting equality and visibility.