Fred Sargeant:The tactical patrol force on the second night came in even larger numbers, and were much more brutal. And in a sense the Stonewall riots said, "Get off our backs, deliver on the promise." Eric Marcus, Writer:Before Stonewall, there was no such thing as coming out or being out. Narrator (Archival):Richard Enman, president of the Mattachine Society of Florida, whose goal is to legalize homosexuality between consenting adults, was a reluctant participant in tonight's program. And she was quite crazy. Stonewall: The Riots that Sparked the Gay Revolution Tommy Lanigan-Schmidt:We would scatter, ka-poom, every which way. Your choice, you can come in with us or you can stay out here with the crowd and report your stuff from out here. I famously used the word "fag" in the lead sentence I said "the forces of faggotry." Revealing and. Getting then in the car, rocking them back and forth. And they wore dark police uniforms and riot helmets and they had billy clubs and they had big plastic shields, like Roman army, and they actually formed a phalanx, and just marched down Christopher Street and kind of pushed us in front of them. Martin Boyce:It was thrilling. The events that took place in June 1969 have been described as the birth of the gay-rights movement, but that's only partially true. And that, that was a very haunting issue for me. This documentary uses extensive archival film, movie clips . LGBTQ+ History Before Stonewall | Stacker As kids, we played King Kong. A sickness of the mind. The lights came on, it's like stop dancing. Virginia Apuzzo: I grew up with that. Franco Sacchi, Additional Animation and Effects "Daybreak Express" by D.A. Also, through this fight, the "LGBT" was born. Lester Senior Housing Community, Jewish Community Housing Corporation Seymour Pine, Deputy Inspector, Morals Division, NYPD:Well, we did use the small hoses on the fire extinguishers. TV Host (Archival):Are those your own eyelashes? They frequent their own clubs, and bars and coffee houses, where they can escape the disapproving eye of the society that they call straight. Seymour Pine, Deputy Inspector, Morals Division, NYPD:We had maybe six people and by this time there were several thousand outside. Narrated by Rita Mae Brownan acclaimed writer whose 1973 novel Rubyfruit Jungle is a seminal lesbian text, but who is possessed of a painfully grating voiceBefore Stonewall includes vintage news footage that makes it clear that gay men and women lived full, if often difficult, lives long before their personal ambitions (however modest)
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