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diemelusine · 5 months ago
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Portrait of Hedvig Sophia Augusta of Sweden, Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp by David von Krafft (1655-1724). Gripsholm Castle.
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oldsardens · 1 year ago
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David von Krafft - Karl Fredrik, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp as child (1700-1739)
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wipbigbang · 1 month ago
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The 2025 WIP Big Bang & WIP Reverse Bang Are Open For Sign-Ups!
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Welcome to a new round! We're bringing back the OG WIP Big Bang, which is for finishing fic and getting art to go with it, and introducing the first full round of the WIP Reverse Bang, which is for finishing artwork and getting fic to go with it. All fandoms/ratings/ships are welcome, including original works!
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pjvmartinsphotography · 20 days ago
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UCS Kennol Trofeu GT Endurance 4Hr Endurance - Portimão 2025.
Drivers: LUMINIER / DEROUINEAU / DAVID
Team: KRAFFT RACING
Car: Renault RS01
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puppykong · 4 months ago
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cod black ops + zombies characters according to me and my partner's headcanon universe of bullshit
(to preface, i have watched her play through most of the black ops games (minus 4); she had played cod since waw)
alex mason: the white father who came back with milk and cigarettes. ALIVE. HE IS NOT DEAD SHUT UP. gay? perhaps, with time he'll realize.
frank woods: unhinged father / grandfather (functional knees not included in "suffer with me" edition). will give you a stick to poke a dead body with. sexual orientation: alex mason the same hellsing abridged alucard's.
raul menendez: SUFFER WITH ME. telenovela rage incarnate. way too horny with it too.
jason hudson: solid_ice_cube.jpg
joseph bowman: liquid_ice_cube_the_rapper.jpg
david mason: son :) will grow up to be just like his dad, but hopefully will be okay. hopefully. please? fuck. don't tell mason sexual orientation: happy pride! he's gay!!
mike harper: son-in-law :) a little bit of a piece of shit. but hey, he's just like woods, he'll be fine. (worse than woods) sexual orientation: faggot (with pride)
helen park: the only one with multiple functioning brain cells. lesbian :)
eleazar "lazar" azoulay: you know what you did lazar.
russell adler: freak (evil). will abuse (both him abusing others, and us abusing him.) he will literally cut you open and dig through your guts. just don't.
lawrence simms: normie. recovering from being in vicinity of russell adler twice. will be left alone as compensation, poor guy.
taco "bell" bong: the science project of russell adler. was russian, now traumatized. but hey, at least they're funny though.
troy marshall: boondocks jenkins in the most loving and respectful way. straight, but cool.
sevati "sev" dumas: extreme memester, no filter. dyes her hair when suffering from beautiful princess disorder, will kill you if you piss her off unless paid not to. autism friendly. bisexual >:3
felix neumann: german autism /pos. acab. gay, but asexually :3
william "case" calderon: *ominous voice* the child. resident crashout. friends with all the youngin's of the rogue ops (sev, troy, felix - probably david mason too). needs his inhaler (the cradle)
jane harrow: super evil. broke troy's heart. bisexual (but evil)
daniel livingstone: solid_ice_cube(2).jpg
john f. kennedy: NOTHING BAD EVER HAPPENS TO THE KENNEDYS *zombies*
fidel castro: he's there, i guess? laidback but evil, maybe? che guevara was right.
robert mcnamara: he's also there too? he's in zombies.
richard nixon: futurama richard nixon but cod zombies
samantha maxis: child :( when she grows up: psychotic lesbian; and valid, because what the fuck ultimis richtofen?
the richtofens:
ultimis: fruity ass bastard. no. he's a nazi - shoot him primis. please. 5.56 mm of love according to dempsey. eddie: straightofen. primis: shot himself :) fruity. probably is still a little fucked up from 115, but fuck is it just like poppers.
the dempseys:
ultims: dead primis: OORAH. gay as fuck. toxic yaoi blah blah blah. he likes his guns as much as he loves to hatefuck richtofen.
the takeos:
ultimis: hate him. go colonize some one else or some shit. primis: poor guy; can only speak in proverbs.
the nikolais:
ultimis: perhaps dragons? unsure. treyarch please send clarification before you kill him again. primis: 115 and vodka did a number on nikolai and little nikolai. big nikolai; straight :). little nikolai; unknown, be cautious.
gabriel krafft: grampa :) loves his adopted son and daughter. killed maya for being ai and a poorly handled attempt at filipino representation. replaced her with isabella reyes from vangard.
isabella reyes: still getting used to the future. probably is good friends with sev. disaster lesbian, fell for a deity of the dark aether.
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bm2ab · 7 months ago
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Three's a Crowd . 25 November 2024 . Zrinyi's Charge from the Fortress of Szigetvar . Johann Peter Krafft
Johann Peter Krafft (15 September 1780, Hanau - 28 October 1856, Vienna) was a German-born Austrian painter who specialized in portraits, historical works, and genre scenes.
Early life and education His father was an enamel painter who originally came from a family of wine merchants in Alsace. His brother, Joseph Krafft (1786-1828), also became a painter of portrait miniatures. By the age of ten, Krafft was already attending a drawing school.
In 1799, he and sister were sent to live with an aunt in Vienna, where he immediately enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied history painting with Heinrich Friedrich Füger.
In 1802, he travelled to Paris with Veit Hanns Schnorr von Carolsfeld to continue his studies. There, he made the acquaintance of Jacques-Louis David and François Gérard, who had a major influence on his style.
Career Krafft returned to Vienna in 1805, where he established himself as a portrait painter. From 1808 to 1809, he went on a study trip through Italy and became a member of the Academy in 1813. Two years later, he married Juliana Preisinger, and three of their children became painters: Marie (1812–1885), Albrecht (1816–1847) and Julie (1821–1903). He was appointed a Professor at the Academy in 1823.
In 1828, he was named Director of the Galerie Belvedere, a position he held until his death. He became an Academic Counselor in 1835. Over the next few years, he travelled to Munich, Dresden and Venice, where he purchased 80 works for the museum. He was also employed as an expert on the preservation of monuments, working at Karlstein Castle, Schönbrunn Palace and the Jesuit Church.
Death and legacy Krafft died on 20 October 1856 and was buried at the Vienna Central Cemetery in Vienna. In 1885, a street in the Leopoldstadt district of the city was named after him.
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usagirotten · 1 year ago
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Series Review: Sausage Party: Foodtopia is more cynical, irreverent and more than a sequel
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Some things go unnoticed by some but not by others, the animation genre has come very far in recent years and went from traditional to digital, from classic stories to redefining with original ideas a product that was also exclusive for adults. In this case, Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Hill, Bill Hader, Michael Cera, James Franco, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Paul Rudd, Nick Kroll, David Krumholtz, Edward Norton, and Salma Hayek who joined a project in 2016 anime that would break the mold, while some liked the fun of its plot, others thought it was uncomfortable and inappropriate, and we are talking about Sausage Party. Its story based on an original idea by Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill was successful at the box office and was listed as the highest-grossing R-rated animated film of that year, this animated comedy film for adults, the work of giving life to these characters was run by Nitrogen Studios and its directors Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan were very clear about what audience it was aimed at. After talking for several years about a sequel, it is finally that in 2024 we can once again enjoy the adventures of Frank and Brenda Bunson in a series that follows the same line and parameters of its base material, taking things to a higher point. and of course more adult.
What is the series about?
After confronting the human race following the events of the film, Frank and his friends establish a haven called "Foodtopia." After a storm causes a massive flood that destroys their dream they have no choice but to partner with humans to ensure the survival of their race. Sausage Party: Foodtopia has new characters and is loaded with swearing, violence, and explicit sexual situations and philosophies about food and the relationship we as humans have with it, but it needs to be a little smarter when presenting broader situations that make references. to their source material, although the idea is good and we already know what their line is, this time they take things beyond the limit. This is a sequel that could seem unnecessary to us where there was much more to expose and more stories to tell with fun subplots with totally and completely cynical humor very American, mocking everything that has been considered politically correct, mocking many of current situations such as technology and the relationship it has with online food sales and deliveries in various services, but the most important thing is that it makes fun of itself. It is clear to us as viewers that this is not a serious work that takes things more squeamishly and wants to educate the public aware that thousands of tons of food are wasted every year, which in this case is the United States The main country where this happens does not think about how expensive its production and distribution is, it simply goes into the trash and while a meager percentage of this is what is donated to charitable institutions or ends up in the hands of homeless people, no no no, it is simply a series that amuses, entertains and leaves you thinking not about a moral message but about who came up with so many stupid things and why they show them this way. In this new plot, we can see the confrontation between a big orange with an evil smile faces Frank, Brenda, and all the survivors of the supermarket for the leadership of a new society of Foodtopia, this is a clear example that creativity can not have a specific limit, screenwriters Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Kyle Hunter, Ariel Shaffir, Ali Waller, Dewayne Perkins, Jennifer Kim, Laura Krafft, Jeremy Levick and Rajat Suresh are very clear that this must have a central story that also develop and present new characters, increasingly raising the sarcastic and ruthlessly cynical tone that characterizes it. If we stop to think for a moment what would become of this series or the movie if we removed all the swearing, irreverent sexual situations as well as the explicitness of its violence and restructured it for all audiences, the result would be a failure, every single thing in this food universe It is strategically planned to work as it is, each character has their personality and motivation to make this something funny or uncomfortable, advocating the maturity and judgment of its viewers. The idea that foods have little eyes, little hands, little legs, and the ability to think and reason things sounds extremely cute and at the same time falls into a very stupid cliché in which all this would be the perfect pretext to "educate" and "get closer" to the new generations who, rather than seeking a long-term benefit for the planet, only think about how fun it is to be a so-called famous influencer who can monetize what is simply stupid in their lives without contributing what is necessary to themselves or their social environment since Let's not talk about educating and self-educating themselves to become aware of things and the drastic changes that humanity has had in a very short time. It's hard to imagine what it's like for someone to spend millions of dollars to computer-animate an obscene parody of Pixar films. Sausage Party from 2016 has never tried to compete or be better, it simply is what it is, a film that criticizes both organized religion and that which presumes atheism, differences in race, color, and sexual orientation, conflictive world politics, political leaders as well as intolerance and homophobia, he shit on everything that he It seems that there had to be a limit within a false and ridiculous morality in the country that is hypocritically called a world power. Seeing several anthropomorphic foods again in Sausage Party: Foodtopia, it is inevitable not to make a comparison with the film in question in terms of animation, here we can see that everything apparently remains the same but it is not like that, on this occasion they have not only used traditional animation but They have also used artificial intelligence that together with a more polished CGI make this take on a completely different appearance and feel more real, every detail of how these foods should look has been extremely careful to look more human and less food creating with this a new universe where everything can be possible. A hot dog bun, a sausage, a marshmallow, a bunch of baby carrots, a doughnut, a taco, some grains of rice, a tomato, a banana, and a can of beer are just some examples of how this series is taking the lead. very high things and at a level in which very few would dare to compete and establish something that enriches the genre of computer animation, if we focus only on this then we can understand that each dialogue and each situation has a reason for being.
Amazon Prime Video already has 8 episodes of the first season, which are:
1. First Course. The food war is over. Food has triumphed over humanity, and now they are free to create their utopia but here nothing is as it seems.
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2. Second Course. Frank, Brenda, and Barry embark on a mission to save the food they are holding hostage and prevent everyone from dying, Sammy fills his inner emptiness with a new art form: comedy but not everything is as it seems.
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3. Third Course. Food pride is at its peak and they decide to organize the "Man on Fire" festival. Frank and Brenda must keep a secret from Barry, unfortunately, nothing is as it seems.
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4. Fourth Course. A new currency forms a class system in Foodtopia causing discontent among different sectors of society that are now more defined and want equal conditions. However, not everything is as it seems.
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5. Fifth Course. Julius the Machiavellian and very son of a bitch orange has gained more popularity in Foodtopia while Frank and Brenda fight to maintain control but not everything is as it seems.
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6. Sixth Course. Election day is already in Foodtopia to find out who will be their leader, Julius against Frank and Brenda, but the problems they now have in their relationship threaten their chances of winning, and not everything is as it seems.
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7. Seventh Course. Julius is now the new popularly elected leader and Brenda sets out to find the good that can come from her now dictatorship, Frank ties up some loose ends and discovers something that could allow him to return to save them all but nothing is what it seems. .
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8. Eight Course. When things don't go well, Barry and Sammy are in charge of clearing Frank's name and saving Foodtopia from falling back into the slavery imposed by Julius' dictatorship, but not everything is as it seems.
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Each of these 8 episodes is hilariously funny, let's be aware that this is a very intense product in which food celebrates each victory obtained in the fight to form a new society with a massive pansexual orgy, even beyond the sexual part and the many jokes in which food or humans are butchered for laughs, the series is much more than that. Each episode lasts approximately 20 minutes, but since not everything here is what it seems, it also has some flaws, the excess of characters makes each one trip over themselves in their attempt to stand out and have more time on screen, although their good Stories are lost in moments, their narrative, despite being agile, falls into comfort zones with easy and repetitive jokes that do nothing to contribute and much less to entertain, shameless mockery is very common but the nerve is so much that in moments it becomes boring and flat. The constant flirtation of admitting that the relationship that Frank and Brenda have begins with wanting a society free of the restrictions that have governed their lives for so long reaching the point of realizing that their initial vision is not so compatible with their current reality which completely unbalances the idea we had of them and the cause of their fight, the series goes so far as to betray itself by letting things just happen without justifying or having a more specific reason for them to happen. The best part that everything can have together is the fact that it is very similar and respects what the original film addresses such as religion and mental awakening, now adding the destructive criticism of society and how they have been built and evolved. Over time, we can see first-hand what happens when this incipient utopia knows the currency, the law of supply and demand, politics, tabloid propaganda, and the application of laws, this is exactly where all this takes sense and feels more inspired serving as an example that being a sequel series improves on its original. One of the strongest points it has is the direction of Conrad Vernon, in each of the episodes he tries to put everything in its place and make everything make sense without leaving aside that this first season is a self-contained mini-story which opens the possibility of having more seasons that address other topics with this same structure. The voice talent is provided by Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera, David Krumholtz, Will Forte, Natasha Rothwell, Sam Richardson, Yassir Lester, and Edward Norton among others. They do a great job recreating the acidic, sarcastic, cynical, and fun of each of the characters, providing a completely authentic character of themselves. The music composed by Christopher Lennertz has interesting pieces that contribute to making everything we see on the screen an authentic audiovisual spectacle, being one of the composers of the film along with Alan Menken, he does not fall into the comfort zones of using samples that remind us what they did together, here everything is newer with different chords for each moment and situation. In conclusion, Sausage Party: Foodtopia is more than just a sequel, it is a series in which you may or may not have previous background and perfectly understand what is happening, it is a clear and concise example that everything here has been strategically planned to have fun while allowing itself to make fun of everything and everyone, the result is more than acceptable for all those who are looking to see something different that can fulfill what it promises, it is more pleasant to know that its second season is already in development to premiere at some point from 2025. Sausage Party: Foodtopia is now available on the Amazon Prime platform. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrmC2uJXsMM Read the full article
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jeannepompadour · 5 years ago
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Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, Queen of Sweden (1599-1655) by David von Krafft
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Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, Queen of Sweden (1599-1655) by David von Krafft
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sardens · 2 years ago
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David von Krafft - Princess Hedvig Sofia of Sweden (1681-1708)
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history-of-fashion · 4 years ago
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1720 David von Krafft - Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden
(National Museum of Finland)
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roehenstart · 3 years ago
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King Charles XII of Sweden by David von Krafft.
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thebeautiesofthepast · 4 years ago
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Hedvig Sophia of Sweden
A portrait by David von Krafft, date unknown, baroque
Hedvig Sophia Augusta of Sweden, Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, (26.06.1681 - 22.12.1708) was the daughter of Charled XI of Sweden and Ulrike Eleonore of Denmark. She spent most of her upbringing with her grandmother, Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp.
Hedvig has been described as being a good student, particularly in art, being dignified, beautiful and passionate. It is also known that her father spent more money on her than he would have done on other things or people.
As with a lot of historical women, her marriage was an arranged one. Her Husband, Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, was infamous for his debauchery even before they married. This continued even after she moved to Gottorp, which enraged her so much that she returned to Sweden.
When she became Widowed, she stayed more or less permanently in Sweden, where she was known as the “Happy Princess" due to her beauty and personality. When her son became ill with smallpox, she nursed him through it and caught it herself.
She died in Stockholm aged 27. She had been temporarily interred and finally buried in 1716 because the court was worried that her funeral would be too Expensive for Sweden after the war.
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oldsardens · 2 years ago
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David von Krafft - Princess Hedvig Sofia of Sweden (1681-1708)
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cailuongvietnam · 3 years ago
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a-royal-obsession · 8 years ago
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Karl XII (1682-1718)
By David von Krafft, c. 1707.
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nouraalali · 4 years ago
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The Progress of LGBT representation in American
Before the events of Before Stonewall that took place in 1969, members of the gay, lesbian and transgender community endured constant attacks and harassment from police raids. At the time, members of the LGBTQ did not know that their sexuality had political implications or that there would ever be a new way of life other than in hiding in shame and wishing the police did not attack them. However, since there was little to no media coverage at the time because the LGBTQ community was not yet identified and categorized, the media did not spend their time, technology, and space covering their events in footage or writings in newspapers or magazines. During the early 1960s, even the word lesbian hardly surfaced in mainstream conversations. Gayism, on the other hand, was considered slang, and the term homosexual had not been coined at the time. The first known use of the term homosexual was in Charles Gilbert Chaddock’s 1892 translation of Richard von Krafft-Ebing's Psychopathia Sexualis, a study of sexual practices. During the 1960s, there was old-fashioned homophobia that revolved around homosexuality, and this would explain why there was little to no media coverage of such topics by the media despite the LGBTQ community's continued harassment by members of the police force. The grassroots riots by the drag queens, butch lesbians, male sex workers, and androgynous youths were deemed so insignificant that neither the Life magazine nor the Time magazine dared to cover them. Even the three main TV stations at the time bothered to send camera operators to record the riots.
In 1969 at a dingy, Mafia-owned bar in Greenwich Village, the LGBTQ community reached a breaking point due to their continued harassment by the police. Unlike previous raids, on this day, they refused to be herded into a police van for their umpteenth arrests. This was the beginning of a six-day route that started in Stonewall Inn to Christopher Street and the neighboring areas.
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With such an outbreak, the media could no longer turn a blind eye to the LGBTQ community. The media coverage started helping the public visibility of same-sex sexuality. By airing and publishing interviews and protests of famous LGBTQ members, the public started to accept same-sex orientation as part of their societal sexual preference, and names like gay and lesbian were not as frowned upon as before. The media made it easier for the LGBTQ community by increasing same-sex orientation's visibility and perceived legitimacy. At the time, the idea of being LGBTQ had begun to gradually weaken the predominance of the heteronormative discourse and the formation of homonormative lessons. This means that the media was at the forefront of portraying how gay and lesbian individuals should appear and behave.
Identity Politics and Impact of Grassroots Organization in Redefining the Status of LGBTQ
The post-Stonewall gay liberation movements restored radical energies seeking to align politics with radical social change in American society. Legendary activists such as Barbara Gittings from Philadelphia and Franck Kameny from Washington DC understood that there needed to be a radical change that was big enough to overturn the laws that kept embers of the LGBTQ stuck in their second-class status. After the uproar of the Stonewall resistance, it became a symbol that would inspire solidarity among many homosexuals’ groups worldwide. While historians agree that the Stonewall riots were not the first to initiate the gay rights movement, they agree that it did serve as a catalyst for a new era of political activism, especially those campaigning for equal rights for members of the LGBTQ.
Historians recognize older groups such as the Mattachine society founder in California and flourished in the 1950s. Lilli Vincenz and Frank Kameny, two members of the Mattachine Society of Washington, participated in the discussions, planning, and protection of the first Ride along with activists in New York. Additionally, the Mattachine were enlisted as stalwart Cold Warriors, and they used these anti-communist credentials to push for citizenship rights. However, since the riots, new groups appear such as the Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) and the Gay Liberation Front (GLF). These groups launched numerous public demonstrations whose main goal was protesting the lack of civil rights for members of the LGBTQ. Although the lesbian community was not as affected as the gay community, they shared the desire to have a secure place in the world community at large. Unchallenged by the fear of violence, they ganged up with the gay community to voice their desires for equal treatment under the law and their unwillingness to be considered second-class citizens. These alliances, in many cases, resulted in such tactics as the disruption of public meetings and public confrontation with political officials to force them to recognize members of the gay community. Unlike before, when gay protests were frowned upon by both the media and the public, members of the gay community demanded respect and acceptance after the Stonewall uprising. Many gay and lesbian communities’ members demanded equal treatment in employment, public policy, and housing. Through continued radical activism, a new motion was set in place, one that discourages discrimination against members of the LGBTQ by government policies. I
t was not until December 1973 that the vote to remove homosexuality from its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual was cast, and the motion passed. Historians consider this one of the most significant early achievements of the post-Stonewall LGBTQ movement, especially since the new law undercut all forms of discrimination against members of the LGBTQ. The nondiscriminatory trend was also forced to educate society on the significance and contributions of the gay community. In response to their activism, any jurisdictions in the United States enforced laws banning any form of discrimination against homosexuals. They also increased the number of employment and agreed to offer "domestic partner" benefits similar to life insurance, health care, and in some cases, pension benefits to heterosexual married couples.
AIDS Crisis in Redefining the status of LGBTQ
In the United States, AIDS was particularly prevalent in the urban gay community, especially during its first discovery phase. For this reason, the public developed a somewhat negative perception of lesbians and gay individuals. Although there were not publicly prosecuted, bt members of the lesbians and gay community were singled out and discriminated against, particularly because they were blamed for the transmission of HIV. Gay and lesbian couples were losing their loved ones to this new disease that only seemed to affect the gay and lesbian community; it drove a shockwave of fear of death from contracting the disease in the community. As a result, there was an increased stigma, violation of human rights, discrimination, and physical violence against members of the LGBTQ. Most of the LGBTQ members at the time adopted "social homophobia." They unknowingly contracted and lived with the virus for fear of societal discrimination whenever they thought of testing or healthcare treatment. One research reports that due to this "social homophobia," members of LGBTQ exhibited adverse mental issues such as depression and anxiety, and many were driven into substance abuse and addiction.
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For this reason, gays and lesbians were at the forefront of advocacy for research into the disease and the provision of better support for its victims. One such group recognized for this effort was the Gay Men's Health Crisis located in New York City. AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP), founded by Larry Kramer, was another group that actively campaigned to promote political action against the disease through his writing in local chapters in cities such as Washington D.C, Los Angels, Paris, San Francisco, and New York.
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Many members of ACT UP were sick with the virus themselves, and they engaged in civil disobedience in protest for increased research on HIV/AIDS in the attempt to find a cure for the virus. Activists such as Kramer made good use of the media when they established AIDS organizations. These organization's central role was to increase media exposure on the risks that members of the LGBTQ were facing as well as encouraging them to come out in huge numbers to fight for their rights. Through such organization and media coverage, it forced the government and private drug companies to pursue research that led to the discovery of ARVs as a treatment for HIV/AIDS and saved the lives of not only the gay community but infected heterosexuals as well.
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Corry, J. (1985, June 27). Film: Documentary on homosexuals (Published 1985). The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos. https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/27/movies/film-documentary-on-homosexuals.html
Heiko Motschenbacher, H. (2019, November 18). Language use before and after Stonewall: A corpus-based study of gay men’s pre-Stonewall narratives - Heiko Motschenbacher, 2020. SAGE Journals. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1461445619887541
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