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Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community is a 1984 American documentary film about the LGBT community prior to the 1969 Stonewall riots. It was narrated by author Rita Mae Brown, directed by Greta Schiller, co-directed by Robert Rosenberg, and co-produced by John Scagliotti and Rosenberg, and Schiller.
- United States
- Greta Schiller, Robert Rosenberg
- English
- John Scagliotti, Robert Rosenberg, Greta Schiller
Before Stonewall, there were by conservative estimates at least 60 homophile or gay rights groups operating. According to NACHO, in 1970 there were 143 "homosexual or gay groups" operating in the United States and Canada.
Jun 27, 1985 · Before Stonewall: Directed by Greta Schiller, Robert Rosenberg. With Rita Mae Brown, Bruce Nugent, Henry Otis, Donna Smith. The history of the Gay and Lesbian community before the Stonewall riots began the major gay rights movement.
- (1.2K)
- Documentary, History
- Greta Schiller, Robert Rosenberg
- 1985-06-27
- 1958: Los Angeles – Cooper Do-Nuts Riot. After nearby bars closed, a 24-hour Main Street donut café became the site of a large riot one morning in May 1958.
- 1961: Milwaukee – Black Nite Brawl. Josie Carter, who helped instigate the uprising, in an undated photo.& nbsp; On August 5, 1961, four party-going sailors entered Black Nite, a popular St. Paul Avenue gay bar in Milwaukee, on a dare.
- 1965: Philadelphia – Dewey’s Restaurant Sit-In. Dewey's restaurant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as it appeared in May 1951. On April 25, 1965, the 17 Street location of Dewey’s restaurant in Philadelphia denied service to approximately 150 people who appeared to be gay or gender non-conforming.
- 1966: New York City – Julius Tavern “Sip In” After pouring their drinks, a bartender in Julius's Bar refuses to serve John Timmins, Dick Leitsch, Craig Rodwell, and Randy Wicker, members of the Mattachine Society who were protesting New York liquor laws that prevented serving gay customers, 1966.
Jun 30, 2019 · Fifty years ago, at a grungy, Mafia-owned bar in Greenwich Village, a group of gay, lesbian, and transgender patrons who had long endured the harassment of random police raids reached a breaking...
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Jun 27, 2019 · Fifty years ago, a riot broke out at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village. In 1969 it was common for police officers to rough up a gay bar and ask for payoffs. That's...
Jun 21, 2019 · More than three decades after we made Before Stonewall, that reminder is still crucial. It’s still eye-opening to discover that our LGBT identities, communities and political struggles — well...
