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Before Stonewall, LGBTQ+ activists recall the fight for equality in Houston


October 21, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Imagine Texas in the 1950s and 60s. Police raids were common at gay and lesbian bars. Gay sex was illegal, and so was cross-dressing. “Families would disown you. Your friends would disown you. I personally helped pick up people out of alleys that were dying and had nowhere to go,” said Houstonian Skip Willett. “It was …

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