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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.
Before Stonewall: Directed by Greta Schiller, Robert Rosenberg. With Rita Mae Brown, Bruce Nugent, Harry Otis, Donna Smith. The history of the Gay and Lesbian community before the Stonewall riots began the major gay rights movement.
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- Documentary, History
- Greta Schiller, Robert Rosenberg
- 1985-06-27
- 1958: Los Angeles – Cooper Do-Nuts Riot
- 1961: Milwaukee – Black Nite Brawl
- 1965: Philadelphia – Dewey’s Restaurant Sit-In
- 1966: New York City – Julius Tavern “Sip In”
- 1966: San Francisco – Compton’s Cafeteria Riot
- 1966–1967: Los Angeles – Black Cat Tavern Protests, Los Angeles
- 1968: Los Angeles – The Patch Bar 'Flower Power' Protest
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After nearby bars closed, a 24-hour Main Street donut café became the site of a large riot one morning in May 1958. “Two cops, ostensibly checking ID, a routine harassment, arbitrarily picked up two hustlers, two queens and a young man just cruising and led them out,” novelist and one of the hustlers John Rechy said in his book City of Night. The s...
On August 5, 1961, four party-going sailors entered Black Nite, a popular St. Paul Avenue gay bar in Milwaukee, on a dare. They started a fight with the bouncer, only to be chased out of the bar by gender-nonconforming Black “queen” Josie Carter, who knocked one of the men unconscious with a bottle. The men later returned with reinforcements and be...
On April 25, 1965, the 17thStreet location of Dewey’s restaurant in Philadelphia denied service to approximately 150 people who appeared to be gay or gender non-conforming. Three teenagers refused to leave and were later arrested, along with Clark Polak, leader of the homophile organization Janus Society, after he offered to help the group obtain a...
In spring 1966, members of the early gay rights organization Mattachine Society staged a “sip-in”—a twist on “sit-in” protest—in which they visited taverns, declared themselves gay, and waited to be turned away so they could sue. At the time, LGBTQ+ individuals couldn’t be served alcohol in public because liquor laws considered their gathering to b...
Nestled in the San Francisco Tenderloin neighborhood, Compton’s Cafeteria was a 24-hour restaurant and refuge for sex-working trans women, who often faced intense violence from clients and police. One day in 1966, an officer placed his hand on a trans woman at Compton’s—she responded by throwing her cup of coffee in his face. Chaos ensued with Comp...
Opened in November 1966, Black Cat Tavern was a haven for Silver Lake’s queer community, who were subjected to harassment from police enforcing anti-homosexuality laws. On New Year’s Eve 1967, undercover cops tore apart couples celebrating at midnight and began beating them. The brutality eventually spread to a neighboring bar where police attacked...
The Patch was an LGBTQ bar in Wilmington owned and managed by Lee Glaze. Glaze had a secret signal—he’d play “God Save the Queen” on the jukebox—to announce that police officers were entering the bar, allowing patrons time to comply with the discriminatory laws. On August 17, 1968, undercover cops left the bar and returned with several uniformed of...
Before Stonewall, the Queer Revolution Started Right Here in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Magazine. Queer history was made at Cooper’s Donuts in Los Angeles. VoiceNews. Before Stonewall, the Black Nite brawl stunned Milwaukee. onMilwaukee. 5 LGBTQ Protests That Set the Stage for Stonewall. Vice. Different fight, 'same goal': How the Black freedom movem...
Revealing and humorous, Before Stonewall exposes the fascinating and unforgettable history of homosexuality in America, from 1920's Harlem to World War II, and the witch hunts of the McCarthy era, before ending at the Stonewall Inn one summer night.
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...
This documentary investigates national cultural perceptions of homosexuality before the event, looking back on previous decades, particularly in regard to conflicts with police...
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- Documentary, History, Drama
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"Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community..." remains a vital, well-told, if slightly rough-around-the-edges chronicle of LGBTQ history from the early 20th...
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