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  1. After Stonewall. After Stonewall is a 1999 documentary film about the 30 years of gay rights activism since the 1969 Stonewall riots directed by John Scagliotti. It is the sequel to the Scagliotti-produced 1984 film Before Stonewall and is narrated by musician Melissa Etheridge. [1] Participants include Dorothy Allison, Jewelle Gomez, Rita Mae ...

  2. Jun 6, 1999 · After Stonewall: Directed by John Scagliotti. With Craig Rodwell, Melissa Etheridge, Mike Carney, Barney Frank. Documentary/Historical retrospective of the Gay Rights ...

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    • Documentary, Biography, History
    • John Scagliotti
    • 1999-06-06
  3. Jun 28, 2019 · June 28, 2019 3:03 PM EDT. F riday marks the 50th anniversary of the police raid at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in the West Village of Manhattan — and of the uprising it sparked. While not the ...

    • 12 min
    • How Did The Stonewall Riots Start?
    • Defending Human Rights at The Stonewall Riots
    • Stonewall’s Legacy

    There is still some debate over the exact moment the riots started. But people who were there that night agree that three women of colour, Marsha P Johnson, Sylvia Rivera and Stormé Delarvarie were pivotal in inspiring the other guests to rise up against the police. Police raids at the Stonewall Inn were by no means a rare occurrence. In fact, rega...

    The riots at the Stonewall Inn are an iconic demonstration of how a single decision, an instinctive reaction to injustice, can be the first step to igniting a movement that can change the course of history. When Marsha and Sylvia decided to go out that night, there was no way they could have imagined that their actions would become defining moments...

    A year after Stonewall on 28 June 1970, people returned to the Stonewall Inn and marked the anniversary as Christopher Street Liberation Day. This parade became known as the first LGBTI Pride festival and served as a catalyst to other movements and events across the globe. Even though LGBTI people had long-standing acceptance in many cultures aroun...

  4. Synopsis. This sequel to "Before Stonewall" documents the history of gay and lesbian life from the riots at Stonewall in 1969 to the present. Narrated by Melissa Etheridge, the film explains the work, struggles, victories, and defeats the gay community has weathered to become a vibrant and integral part of North American society.

    • John Scagliotti
    • 3
  5. Jun 17, 2019 · The terms "gay pride" and "gay liberation" emerged. Much of the activity unfolded out of the national spotlight. But the movement broadened after Stonewall, leading to some high-profile events in ...

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  7. Jun 25, 2019 · In the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in the Greenwich Village. Back then, with different laws, police raids on gay bars ...

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