Following the Stonewall riots of June 1969, a gay and lesbian liberation movement developed that relied on __________ to organize a militant response and quickly spread to other cities.

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The Stonewall riots occurred before the advent of the internet, and while there were some straight allies in the armed forces, they were not necessarily significant in organizing the gay and lesbian liberation movement. Transgender allies were also not a significant factor in the early days of the movement. Instead, a covert urban subculture of LGBTQ+ individuals emerged as the main force behind the liberation movement, using secret networks and word-of-mouth communication to organize militant responses and spread the movement to other cities.

Following the Stonewall Riots of June 1969, a Gay and Lesbian