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First I would like to express my support for the Supreme Court decision that looks like will lead to marriage equality. I do not think that the fall of western civilization is imminent, more equality is always better than less.

While I was watching a news story, I was surprised to learn that Judy Garland was a gay icon and my curiosity led me to do some research on it. The most compelling fact I discovered was that the Stonewall Riots started the day after her funeral. There is at least some evidence that suggests that her death indirectly contributed to the riots. Suppose when asked about her large gay following, she had made a negative comment about gays rather than saying "I couldn't care less. I sing to people." The question is, if Judy Garland was not a gay icon would the Stonewall Riots have happened? Would there have been another catalyst for the modern gay rights movement? What could that catalyst have been? Finally, what, if anything, changes in regards to the gay rights movement?
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