A sting to uncover homosexual acts among members of this branch in Newport, Rhode Island, was approved by its Assistant Secretary, Franklin Roosevelt. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this branch of the US military. Harvey Milk served in this branch, whose academy is located in Annapolis.
ANSWER: United States Navy [or U.S. Navy]
[10h] A captain with this surname wrote a report stating that gay servicemen did not pose security risks. Much earlier, a senator with this surname proposed six amendments that would protect slavery and the amendments themselves.
ANSWER: Crittenden [accept John Crittenden; accept Crittenden Compromise; accept Crittenden Report]
[10m] In this decade, patrons of a Milwaukee gay bar defended attacks from homophobic sailors in the Black Nite Uprising, presaging (“PRESS-idge-ing”) “riots” at the end of this decade around an establishment owned by the Genovese crime family.
ANSWER: 1960s [prompt on 60s] (The Stonewall riots took place in 1969.)
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