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Before Stonewell: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community (1984)
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 Stonewell: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community (1984) 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.
Winner of Sundance Grand Jury Prize (1985) and admitted to National Film Registry by the National Film Preservation Board (2019)
“adroitly mixes old newsreel and film footage, interviews and even home movies” – New York Times
“this is a documentary that can tell the sometimes bitter truth and still conclude with an unambiguously heartening flourish.” – Slant
Free Streaming: Kanopy with library card
Library Availability: Hennepin 3 DVDs, Anoka 0 DVDs
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