Establishment Of Gays And Lesbians In Society

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and the resulting spirit that gives their political movement both cohesion and strength in numbers(Voigt, 1999).

Now the movement is turning toward the localizing of communities. The gays and lesbians in Manhattan for instance are tired of traveling to the New York community and want to have a homosexual community in their own area. This is becoming more common throughout the nation as gays and lesbians come out of the closet and step confidently into the light(Voigt, 1999). The cities have attracted gays and lesbians in record numbers as nightclubs and entire neighborhoods carved out a gay reputation to attract and allow the gay community to flourish in its bosom(Voigt, 1999). "One need only walk with a knowledgeable guide the streets of the West Village in Manhattan to understand just how many gay and lesbian artists, writers and musicians lived there from the turn of the century until the late 1970s. Yet another community. It flourished, and then came the plague of ...

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