Stonewall Riots News / LGBTQ Nation

Busting the myths of Stonewall after 50 years

It's time to face the facts about Stonewall. You're not going to like some of them.

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Meet the group of gay ‘jesters’ who lit the fuse for LGBTQ activism in the 1950s

They were extreme.

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There’s a new Stonewall picture book for kids & it looks amazing

The book will tell the story of the riots from the point of view of the Stonewall Inn itself.

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Pride in Pictures 2014: Who’s paying for Pride?

Corporate sponsors turn Pride into big business.

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Pride in Pictures 2000: Sylvia Rivera & our transgender leaders

Remember: Stonewall started with drag queens.

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Stop blaming Judy Garland for the Stonewall riots!

There are a lot of myths about the night the queers fought back, but how did this one get started?

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Before the riot at Stonewall, there was a sit-in at Dewey’s

The sit-in at Dewey’s, which occurred at a Philadelphia restaurant in the spring of 1965, is not as well-known but it deserves wider recognition.

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One night in 1969, a movement caught hold & has never let go

As Allen Ginsberg said, "They've lost that wounded look," and we lost that look together at Stonewall.

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Bronx cheer: Why won’t the Yankees support their LGBT fans?

The only 'pride' the most popular sports team in the city that gave birth to the modern LGBTQ rights movement have is in pinstripes, not a rainbow.

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Google grants $1 million to preserve Stonewall oral history

Sen. Chuck Schumer said the grant sends a clear message to President Trump that Stonewall's national monument designation is here to stay.

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