While the 1960s are primarily known for the civil rights movement, the gay liberation movement was also put underway as a civil right. With the extreme demand for personal freedoms by America’s youth came new and unorthodox public acceptances. While the gay liberation movement was taking gigantic leaps in largely populated cities such as New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles it was still very difficult to adapt the ideologies and customs of many conservative Americans. Joe being one of these conservatives was originally against the gay liberation movement.
Joe and his siblings were raised by his two parents who were born and raised in Italy. Joe speculates that this may be one of the factors in influencing his early social ethics, saying he was raised in the, “old-school”. This fraise refers to conservative, traditional, and orthodox mindsets that were popularly conditioned from generation to generation. Joe even admitted that at that point in his life he would consider himself a “mild homophobe”. This being added with a lifetime of strong religious teaching and beliefs, it was naturally difficult for Joe to accept the idea of people of the same sex in love. Due to the vast majority of people with similar ethics during this time, so many homosexuals had to hide their true sexual identity in fear of public humiliation.
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