How did the LGBTQIA+ revolution begin? 🏳️🌈
In June, we celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community!
We're taking this opportunity to provide a brief historical overview of the events that allowed LGBTQIA+ people to emerge from the shadows and fight for their rights. 💪
It’s also an opportunity to inform you of our desire to create an extension of the game “Moi c’est Madame” dedicated to the Queer community. Like women, they are very often victims of homophobic or transphobic remarks. With this new version, the goal is to provide LGBTQIA+ people (and their allies) with tools to retort and deal with these reprehensible behaviors.
If you wish to help us by sharing your testimony, click here.
The LGBTQIA+ revolution began in 1969, in New York
The 1960s were marked by systemic oppression of LGBTQIA+ people. Their very existence was criminalized, exposing them to marginalization and extreme violence. Simply identifying as LGBT at the time could lead to arrests, prison sentences, and physical brutality.
Gay bars and meeting places were frequently targeted by police raids, and individuals were assaulted in the street simply because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Discrimination was also widespread in employment, housing, and access to medical services.
Invisible within society, the formation of communities and the fight for their rights seemed impossible. At the time, the community nevertheless gathered in secret bars, like the Stonewall Inn, which would one day make history.
From humiliation to a global movement
On June 28, 1969, around 4 AM, plainclothes police officers raided the Stonewall Inn, the famous gay bar. Such raids were frequent at the time, and the police often harassed Queer patrons.
That night, the bar's patrons fought back, throwing bottles and cobblestones at the police. The riots spread to the streets of Greenwich Village and lasted for several days. Protests and confrontations with the police took place throughout New York.
The first march for LGBTQIA+ rights
In the streets of New York, people marched, united and determined. They demanded equal rights, tired of discrimination, and wanted their identity to finally be recognized. This march was a historic turning point for the LGBTQIA+ movement. It marked the beginning of a long struggle for the acceptance and visibility of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
Marsha P. Johnson was a Black transgender artist, an African-American drag performer. An emblematic figure of the LGBTQIA+ movement and a tireless activist for the rights of transgender and marginalized people. She is famous for her inspiring adage: "Pay It No Mind," an invitation to resilience, self-acceptance, and the fight against intolerance.
Timeline of LGBTQIA+ rights
Can you put them in order?
An LGBTQIA+ version of Moi c'est Madame?
Moi c'est Madame is a feminist game for practicing how to retort against sexism. The LGBTQIA+ version will include new cards to delve deeper into issues of gender identity, sexual orientation, and LGBTphobic discrimination.
In order for the LGBTQIA+ version to offer an even more inclusive and relevant gaming experience for players from the queer community, we need your feedback and testimonials!
Participate in our survey for the creation of the LGBTQIA+ version of the game Moi, c'est Madame right here.⬇️
