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Trailblazers: 50 Years Since Stonewall

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By Ollie Nicholas
05/08/19
In light of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, I wanted to put together a Trailblazers show with a LGBT organisation that makes a real difference. AKT (Albert Kennedy Trust) are the national LGBTQ+ youth homelessness charity; focused on prevention and early action. I sat down with AKT Chief Executive, Tim Sigsworth MBE to discuss how the LGBTQ+ movement has developed over the past 50 years.
The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous violent demonstrations by the gay (LGBT) community which took place at the Stonewall Inn, New York in June 1969. The riots were the product of erupting tensions between the gay (LGBT) community and the police, who would routinely raid gay bars in the 1960s. The fallout of the Stonewall riots, saw the establishment of the first cohesive gay activist organisations, which would tread a path for an ever increasing number of LGBT organisations to be founded across the world. Many recognise the Stonewall riots as the most important event leading to the gay liberation movement.

In light of the 50th anniversary since Stonewall, I wanted to put together a Trailblazers show with a LGBT organisation that make a real difference. AKT (Albert Kennedy Trust) are the national LGBTQ+ youth homelessness charity; focused on prevention and early action. AKT provides safe homes, mentoring, training, advocacy and support to young people who are homeless or living in a hostile environment after coming out to their parents, care givers and peers. 

AKT was originally formed in Manchester in 1989 by Cath Hall, an experienced foster carer, and founder member of Manchester Parents Group (MPG), who had become acutely aware of the rejection and ejection of young LGBT people from their family home and the homophobia they faced within school and society. 

2019 not only marks 50 years since Stonewall, it marks AKT’s 30th anniversary which provided the perfect opportunity to celebrate these landmarks alongside AKT Chief Executive, Tim Sigsworth MBE.

Whilst many years have passed since Stonewall and the founding of AKT, the issue of LGBTQ+ discrimination is still very much prominent in todays society.
Hosted by Ollie Nicholas
with Tim Sigsworth MBE
Protesters took to the streets in the aftermath of the Stonewall riots in lower Manhattan in the summer of 1969. Stonewall marked a turning point in the gay rights movement. Photo: Public Domain Dedication
  • 5th August 2019
  • Trailblazers: 50 Years Since Stonewall
  • By Ollie Nicholas

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In light of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, I wanted to put together a Trailblazers show with a LGBT organisation that makes a real difference. AKT (Albert Kennedy Trust) are the national LGBTQ+ youth homelessness charity; focused on prevention and early action. I sat down with AKT Chief Executive, Tim Sigsworth MBE to discuss how the LGBTQ+ movement has developed over the past 50 years.
Protesters took to the streets in the aftermath of the Stonewall riots in lower Manhattan in the summer of 1969. Stonewall marked a turning point in the gay rights movement. Photo: Public Domain Dedication

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The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous violent demonstrations by the gay (LGBT) community which took place at the Stonewall Inn, New York in June 1969. The riots were the product of erupting tensions between the gay (LGBT) community and the police, who would routinely raid gay bars in the 1960s. The fallout of the Stonewall riots, saw the establishment of the first cohesive gay activist organisations, which would tread a path for an ever increasing number of LGBT organisations to be founded across the world. Many recognise the Stonewall riots as the most important event leading to the gay liberation movement.

In light of the 50th anniversary since Stonewall, I wanted to put together a Trailblazers show with a LGBT organisation that make a real difference. AKT (Albert Kennedy Trust) are the national LGBTQ+ youth homelessness charity; focused on prevention and early action. AKT provides safe homes, mentoring, training, advocacy and support to young people who are homeless or living in a hostile environment after coming out to their parents, care givers and peers. 

AKT was originally formed in Manchester in 1989 by Cath Hall, an experienced foster carer, and founder member of Manchester Parents Group (MPG), who had become acutely aware of the rejection and ejection of young LGBT people from their family home and the homophobia they faced within school and society. 

2019 not only marks 50 years since Stonewall, it marks AKT’s 30th anniversary which provided the perfect opportunity to celebrate these landmarks alongside AKT Chief Executive, Tim Sigsworth MBE.

Whilst many years have passed since Stonewall and the founding of AKT, the issue of LGBTQ+ discrimination is still very much prominent in todays society.

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AKT (www.akt.org.uk)

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AKT Instagram (@aktcharity)
AKT Twitter (@aktcharity)
Ollie Nicholas (@ollienicholas)

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