The making of a gay and lesbian community.
Features: DVD
In 1969 the police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village, leading to three nights of rioting by the city's gay community. With this outpouring of courage and unity, the Gay Liberation Movement had begun. Before Stonewall pries open the closet door -- setting free the dramatic story of the sometimes horrifying public and private existences experienced by gay and lesbian Americans since the 1920s. Revealing and often humorous, this widely-acclaimed film relives the emotionally-charged sparking of today's gay rights movement, from the events that led to the fevered 1969 riots to many other milestones in the brave fight for acceptance. Experience the unforgettable, decade-by-decade history of homosexuality in America through eye-opening historical footage and amazing interviews with those who lived through an often brutal closeted history. You owe it to yourself to see Before Stonewall.
"Fascinating! Alternately lively, funny, sad and intelligent." Chicago Tribune
"You owe it to yourself to see it!" Judith Crist, WOR-TV
"Entertaining and enlightening!" Los Angeles Times
"Shocking, revealing, humorous and thoroughly compassionate!" San Francisco Examiner
"Funny, sad, courageous and touching!" Seattle Times
Editor's Note
This is the story of the gay community and how they have strived to be accepted. focusing on the events that led to the fevered 1969 riots at a New York City gay bar (Stonewall Inn), and many other milestones in the brave gay movement for acceptance.
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