Underground gay bars were often subject to raids, in which multiple men and women were arrested and sent to jail, they would be treated by electroshock therapy in the hopes of ridding them of this “disease.” Īt that time, small homophile groups already existed and fought for gay rights. Between 19, 4,380 men had been expelled from the United States military.
Considered to be mentally ill, homosexuals were barred from working for the government and were often rejected when applying for any job. In the 1950s and the 1960s, the Gay community faced very strong repression and anti-gay juridical context.
