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Politics
A third of Americans wouldn’t be surprised if LGBTQ people began rioting again
Is this a sign of how bad things have gotten under Trump?
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LGBTQ Pride
It will take more than apologies to ease the tension between LGBTQ people & the police
LGBTQ people nationwide are still suffering abuse at the hands of police. While NYPD’s apology 50 years after the fact is nice, what about the problems plaguing us today?
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News (USA)
50 years later, NYPD finally apologizes for raiding Stonewall Inn
“The actions taken by the NYPD were wrong, plain and simple.”
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LGBTQ Pride
Will NYPD ever apologize to LGBTQ people for the 1969 Stonewall Inn raid?
The top brass seem to be stonewalling an apology, saying, “I think that’s been addressed already. We’re moving forward.”
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News (USA)
A giant mural honoring transgender icons is looming large in Texas
The painting is believed to be the largest transgender-specific mural in America. And it is INCREDIBLE.
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LGBTQ History
This trans activist was there at the start of the modern LGBTQ movement
“I’m nothing special, I’m just one of the girls.”
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LGBTQ Pride
New York will have competing pride parades for 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots
A rival organization has asked the city for a permit to host a parade without corporations, police, politicians or metal barriers.
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LGBTQ History
This trans activist recently shared her memories of the Stonewall uprising and early life in NYC
She saw police and people fighting in the streets at 4 in the morning.
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LGBTQ History
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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Life
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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LGBTQ History
Pride in Pictures 2014: Who’s paying for Pride?
Corporate sponsors turn Pride into big business.
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LGBTQ History
Pride in Pictures 2000: Sylvia Rivera & our transgender leaders
Remember: Stonewall started with drag queens.
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LGBTQ History
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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Commentary
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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LGBTQ History
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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News (USA)
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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News (USA)
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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News (World)
A trip to Ukraine offers a window into life for LGBTQ people in Eastern Europe
Ukrainian LGBTQ activists have described the climate as pre-Stonewall.
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News (USA)
Sherry Vine parodies ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’ in new video on LGBTQ rights
Drag queen Sherry Vine’s new music video shows us what we’ve overcome and reminds us how much we have left to accomplish.