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Jan 20, 2021 · L.A.: A Queer History: Directed by Gregorio Davila. With Steve Buscemi, Rosario Dawson, Drea de Matteo, Tracie Thoms. Most consider the NY Stonewall Riots of 1969 to be the birth of the Gay civil rights movement.
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- Documentary
- Gregorio Davila
- 2021-01-20
L.A. A Queer History is an educational, exciting and emotional epic saga spanning nearly a century featuring artists, scholars and first hand accounts from LGBTQ elders who lived it. Once deemed, "The most dangerous city west of the Santa Fe", Los Angles was the original 'Wild West'.
An educational tale about the gay civil rights movement in Los Angeles.
- Documentary, LGBTQ+
Jan 20, 2021 · A Queer History is an educational, exciting and emotional epic saga spanning nearly a century featuring artists, scholars and first hand accounts from LGBTQ elders who lived it. Most consider the NY Stonewall Riots of 1969 to be the birth of the Gay civil rights movement.
- Early Hollywood
- Mattachine Society
- One Magazine
- Black Cat Protest
- First Pride Parade
“Gays and lesbians created the glamour and the artistry of Hollywood,” Davila says. “Dorothy Arzner was the only femaleto make movies in the early days. She was a butch lesbian, very open, and had a partner. “Adrian was the main costume designerfor MGM. He was a big gown designer, and was the costume designer for ‘The Wizard of Oz’.”
Founded in 1950, “the Mattachine Society was the first gay rights organization,” Davila says. “They used the word homophile to refer to themselves because the word homosexual had so much negative connotations. The church demonized homosexuals. The police arrested homosexuals. “Also, Harry Hay wanted to use it especially when they were in court defe...
ONE Magazine was the first widely circulated publication for gay people in the United States. It was first published in January 1953. The Magazine was distributed throughout the U.S. and abroad, giving voice to early LGBT activism, then termed the homophile movement. It was daring and confrontational, tackling provocative issues, such as employment...
“The Black Cat protest wasthe first organized protest against police brutality,” Davila says. “Gay people came out into the open initially to say, I’m not afraid, and I’m not ashamed. We’re sick of the terror from the police.” The protest took place Feb. 11, 1967, in response to the Los Angeles Police Department’s brutal raid on Jan. 31, 1966. In a...
“New York organizers contacted people in major cities around the county and wanted everyone to have demonstrations in solidarity with the one year anniversary of Stonewall,” Davila says. “In Los Angeles, Troy Perry came up with the idea of having a parade. He said, We’re Hollywood. The home of entertainment. We do things differently here. Let’s hav...
A Queer History is an educational, exciting and emotional epic saga spanning nearly a century featuring artists, scholars and first hand accounts from LGBTQ elders who lived it. Most consider the NY Stonewall Riots of 1969 to be the birth of the Gay civil rights movement.
l.a. A Queer History is an educational, exciting and emotional epic saga spanning nearly a century featuring artists, scholars and first hand accounts from LGBTQ elders who lived it.
