Stonewall’s Children
November 1, 2010
SARAH WRITES:
Creating an award for a children’s book about homosexuality is obviously immoral. But there is an additional problem with this award, namely the fact that it is named after the Stonewall riot of the 1960s. The riot occurred when police tried to arrest patrons at a homosexual bar in Greenwich Village known as the Stonewall Inn. Here are some choice Wikipedia quotes describing what transpired:
“The police tried to restrain some of the crowd, and knocked a few people down, which incited bystanders even more. Some of those handcuffed in the wagon escaped when police left them unattended . . . As the crowd tried to overturn the police wagon, two police cars and the wagon—with a few slashed tires—left immediately, with Inspector Pine urging them to return as soon as possible. The commotion attracted more people who learned what was happening. Someone in the crowd declared that the bar had been raided because ‘they didn’t pay off the cops’, to which someone else yelled ‘Let’s pay them off!’ Coins sailed through the air towards the police as the crowd shouted ‘Pigs!’ and ‘Faggot cops!’ Beer cans were thrown and the police lashed out, dispersing some of the crowd, who found a construction site nearby with stacks of bricks . . . “
“Garbage cans, garbage, bottles, rocks, and bricks were hurled at the building, breaking the windows . . .”
“The Tactical Police Force (TPF) of the New York City Police Department arrived to free the police trapped inside the Stonewall. One officer’s eye was cut, and a few others were bruised from being struck by flying debris . . .”
“The next night, rioting again surrounded Christopher Street; participants remember differently which night was more frantic or violent.”
In other words, this children’s book award is named for violent, profane riots that occurred because gay people and drag queens demanded the “right” to get drunk and engage openly in relations with each other. The LGBT movement believes Stonewall deserves the same respect as the Montgomery bus boycott, but it was hardly a moment of dignified, nonviolent protest.
Laura writes:
And now, next to The Cat in the Hat and Eloise, there will be books marked with “A Stonewall Award Winner.” This immoral, pro-homosexual riot will be imprinted in the minds of young children as an historic cause worthy of admiration. The homosexual liberation movement will not rest until every child believes heterosexuality is abnormal and is cross-dressing by the time he is 12.
