Remembering Stonewall: On 50th Anniversary, Leaders of Uprising Look Back on Sparking LGBTQ Movement

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5 жыл бұрын

Fifty years ago today, just after midnight, at 1:30 in the morning on June 28, 1969, New York City police officers raided a gay- and trans-friendly bar called the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village. As the police began dragging some of the patrons out, the community fought back, sparking three days of rioting. Their historic resistance launched the modern-day LGBTQ movement and became known as the Stonewall uprising. We hear the leaders of the Stonewall uprising in their own words, in a radio documentary produced by Dave Isay in 1989 called “Remembering Stonewall.”
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@JenCollantes 5 жыл бұрын

Nobody is allowed to cut the freedom of another individual based on their sexual preferences,race or gender.

@atrociousconsequences4432 5 жыл бұрын

"History is written by victors" Never even heard of this in 1969 or until a few years ago.

@Topicsorare 5 жыл бұрын

Amy your smile is everything! Thank to all who stood before us

@SpecialSP 5 жыл бұрын

I'm not surprised that many of the comments here are anti-LGBTQ. And it's the same 3 people posting multiple comments. I do wonder though, why so many "straight" people, usually men, are so hung up on what other people do in their private lives? Maybe y'all could do with some counseling to figure out WHY you are so fixated on this.

@pcuimac 5 жыл бұрын

That's what religious indoctrination, school and the military does to you. Good thing it changed so much in the last 50 years. I only wish LGBT wouldn't now try to overreach and try to make my Asassins Creed full of gay lesbian people. I want my games to look a bit more realistic if they play in thenpast, even if they are a fantasy.

@SpecialSP 5 жыл бұрын

@Marshall Kinnaird Our "civilization" is being destroyed in the WH. No one asks or tells you to like something. But to accept the rights of all, would be an American thing. If America still exists. I don't like the millions of hypocritical christians, but they, too, have a right to exist. Your Freedom of Religion should never affect My Freedom From Your Religion

@SpecialSP 5 жыл бұрын

@Marshall Kinnaird So?

@SpecialSP 5 жыл бұрын

@Marshall Kinnaird And you sound like a Drumpf supporter. Which one of the "both sides" are you on?

@josipmickovic2572 5 жыл бұрын

They r str8* married drunk guys close to gay bars in ally's that r looking for quick sex

@AudioPervert1 5 жыл бұрын

The raids, dragging, shaming and violations continue, now in nations like India, Bangladesh, Pakistan etc...

@MessyMuzz 5 жыл бұрын

i was watching a video of a gay wedding in Egypt. two men one in a white dress with a semi beard & facial makeup the other in a tuxedo, it was in the house & behind a fenced in backyard. i can see people walking by pointing laughing & shaking their heads but they weren't violent, cursing or yelling at the gay couple or the attendees (about 50 ppl). however they made a big mistake by coming out the house & dancing in the middle of the street. it took about 15 mins and the neighbourhood's patients ran out, the couple & others were beat up not badly no one died, walking away from the scuffle, it broke up fast & lasted 5 mins. when the police came i was shocked, they arrested the couple for public disturbance.

@MessyMuzz 5 жыл бұрын

@Laura Lafauve Where do u live.? the police who arrested the MMA were white im guessing.?

@DokisKalin1 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! Very beautiful story :)

@QueerStoryTimeThePodcast 17 күн бұрын

Thank you, Democracy Now for sharing this vital queer & trans history! It’s a blessing to hear this from our queer & trans elders. We have always existed and persisted and ALWAYS will!! 😍🔥🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

@RegularMat 5 жыл бұрын

1:47 comunists were gay?

@GermanLeftist 5 жыл бұрын

Back then everything bad was just labelled "communist" by the American right. Just as they now label anything they don't like "socialism". Mitch McConnell even called statehood for DC and Puerto Rico "socialism".

@patriciacardoso6786 5 жыл бұрын

What are comunists?

@RegularMat 5 жыл бұрын

@@patriciacardoso6786 apparently guys on tight jeans

@patriciacardoso6786 5 жыл бұрын

@@RegularMat 🤣

@twospiritnative5953 5 жыл бұрын

As American Indian Two Spirit i would like to make a public statement in response to World Pride NYC/ Stonewall 50 Thank you to Heritage of Pride for making sure our term " TWO SPIRIT"was in the Nyc Pride Guide and on the streets such as 5th Ave & Christopher St We would like to thank the AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT (AIM ) for their liberation movement for Two Spirit Pride we would like to thank the TWO SPIRIT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ASSOCIATION (TSIPA) I'm proud & blessed to be with our sacred elders, medicine people & treaty council members working towards TRADITIONAL resistance & strategic methods on how to fight to protect the Sacred & Honor the Treaties to our water protectors @ Standing Rock in Cannonball, North Dakota April 1, 2016- Feb 21, 2017 in our opposition to Dakota Access pipe line, Key Stone XL l & STOP Kinder Morgan transmountain pipe line, Burnaby, B.C Canada or any oil pipe lines we will stop we will not be quiet.''

@syourke3 5 жыл бұрын

I wish we had video of this incident. Drag queens mixing it up with the cops. Love it! Hysterical! There’s only so much people will take before they react.

@lechat8533 5 жыл бұрын

Steven Yourke "THERE`S ONLY SO MUCH PEOPLE WILL TAKE BEFORE THEY REACT", and that goes for every wrongdoing in society.

@fredphilippi8388 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this retrospective.

@seamuswarren 5 жыл бұрын

The cop said "penal". 😱🕺🏻

@PapiElric 5 жыл бұрын

Happy birthday from France.

@jlock1345 5 жыл бұрын

1:56 Did anyone else catch Jheri Faire saying they were 80 years old but started the lifestyle in 1948 when they were 39-40.. somethings not adding up here

@michaelcerda5514 5 жыл бұрын

Dumbass bahah

@thomasgoodrich127 2 жыл бұрын

The documentary Amy Goodman is featuring was produced in 1989.

@joseestrada395 Жыл бұрын

God bless our pioneers; they are the stone wall of our culture, our identity, we are more woke thanks to technology, we are no longer blindsided by society. We have so much to be proud of, PRIDE is something we need to wear In our identity with confidence. We have come a long way lest not forget about Hitler and how we, my people, my community, my identity were treated “medical experiments”. More then ever lest not stand divided “LGBTQ+” but United together, strong building each other up for who we are a rainbow of hope in the sky. -Jose Estrada. 💪🌈💪

@krystleirvin3001 10 ай бұрын

Still a concern today especially if you have a position of power.

@dafnimbus Жыл бұрын

The haters call us predators which is wrong and a right wing fantasy.

@lastsaint4162 4 ай бұрын

Then they go to church and submit their children for abuse from the priest which the church has hidden for Who knows how long. The irony.

@pibbles9 5 жыл бұрын

“We wanted to be human beings”. Heartbreaking... No one should fear for their safety for just BEING. We still have a long way to go to protect our LGBT+ community’s HUMAN rights, ending violence and legal discrimination.

@WeekendatBrandons 5 жыл бұрын

💞💜💛💚💙❤🖤

@jtulley2839 5 жыл бұрын

Grace be with everyone of you , always , you are loved unconditionally and that grace and bravery has given me backbone as a straight woman that can never be taken away . The gorgeous Queens and LGBTQ Community if the Embers in Downtown POrtland Oregon was a stunning display of COURAGE every single time , courage burned to beauty , thank you all for walking that road before us , may you all pass safely under that rainbow , God Bless you all , everyone !

@markmahan38 5 жыл бұрын

I am proud of the men & women who stood up for themselves. But I have to question the courage or the lack of courage to stand up for the black community. But this goes beyond black and white. Where is the courage to stand up for us all, as the so called politicians & law enforcement. Continue to wreak havoc on us all. This is why I state over and over that non violence is not a true moral character. When the oppressors use it chart Blanche. And have successfully used it to oppress the many. We must do violence upon the tyrants. And we must have courage to view all humans as one race. We must force the right to feel the devastation that they enforce on us all. Stonewall is a prime example of how righteous violence, can change the mindset, and behavior of those who would be master's and dictators. For SUCH have been the monsterous criminals in our mist.

@user-pf6ib3ue5s Ай бұрын

Why are the chicken hawks preying on straight kids

@dolittle6729 5 жыл бұрын

Only in America. Try it in Russia or China

@Lisa281977 5 жыл бұрын

Better move to China or russia then :)

@tonyfat2458 5 жыл бұрын

So rape is not sexy 😂😂

@samir3323 5 жыл бұрын

when your bedroom behavior defines you... You are indeed very sick.

@darthnito6336 5 жыл бұрын

actually, the only people who are worried about our sex lives is straight bigots and if you look at a gay person and all you think of is the sex that they have then you are the one who is indeed sick.

@samir3323 5 жыл бұрын

Nobody has to know you let men fuck you. It was in the closet for a reason.

@SpecialSP 5 жыл бұрын

@@samir3323 it's none of anyone's business.

@macnutz4206 5 жыл бұрын

Blaq Code bigot, You are the one defining people by what they do in bed, so by your logic, you are very sick, indeed.

@SpecialSP 5 жыл бұрын

@@samir3323 It's sad that you didn't keep your ignorance & stupidity in the closet, instead of bragging about it here.

@tonyfat2458 5 жыл бұрын

Trump is a great man and president

@SpecialSP 5 жыл бұрын

He's a Rapist for starters. 16+ women, including his wife.