To what extent were homosexual men and women being persecuted prior to the Stonewall Riots?

by egm03

I recently started doing some research on the topic and found out there was a lot more rights violations than I originally thought, with people being brutalized and openly segregated. How bad was it?

sunagainstgold

This isn't a direct or complete answer to your question, but you can read about some of the oppressive laws and practices in this earlier answer of mine, if you're interested:

I hope this helps!