BY NAVEEN KUMAR How do you go about staging landmark riots considered the birth of the LGBT civil rights movement? Landing your play a stone’s throw … [Read more...] about ‘Hit The Wall’ a New Play About the Stonewall Riots, Opens Off-Broadway: REVIEW
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Rachel Maddow: Obama’s Inaugural ‘Stonewall’ Shout-Out was for the Supreme Court – VIDEO
Last night, Rachel Maddow and Frank Rich hashed out Obama's Stonewall reference:We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths – … [Read more...] about Rachel Maddow: Obama’s Inaugural ‘Stonewall’ Shout-Out was for the Supreme Court – VIDEO
Remember To Celebrate The Stonewall Rebellion, A Night That Changed Our World
Last weekend may have been gay pride for many of us, but today, June 28th, is the 43rd anniversary of the night that started it all: the Stonewall … [Read more...] about Remember To Celebrate The Stonewall Rebellion, A Night That Changed Our World
What Occupy Wall Street Can Learn From Gay Pride
With Occupy Wall Street and Gay Pride set to intermingle this weekend, Linda Hirshman at The New Yorker takes some time to compare and contrast the … [Read more...] about What Occupy Wall Street Can Learn From Gay Pride
Stonewall Inn Gay Basher Gets Two Years in Prison
Matthew Francis, who pleaded guilty to felony hate crime on September 9 for attacking Benjamin Carver, a DC resident on a visit to New York City, in … [Read more...] about Stonewall Inn Gay Basher Gets Two Years in Prison
Stonewall Inn Gay Bashers Plead Guilty to Hate Crime Assault
Christopher Orlando, 18, and Matthew Francis, 22, two Staten Island men who attacked Benjamin Carver, a DC resident on a visit to New York City, in … [Read more...] about Stonewall Inn Gay Bashers Plead Guilty to Hate Crime Assault
Chris Colfer, Friend of Dorothy
Out magazine has begun rolling out its annual Out 100, and their new honorees include Chris Colfer, Lisa Cholodenko, Christine Quinn, the Scissor … [Read more...] about Chris Colfer, Friend of Dorothy
Stonewall Veteran Raymond Castro Dies at 68
GLAAD reports, in an email, that Stonewall veteran Raymond Castro has died at 68:"On June 27, 1969 Castro was inside the Stonewall Inn on … [Read more...] about Stonewall Veteran Raymond Castro Dies at 68
Remembering The Ariston Baths, New York’s First Anti-Gay Raid
I recently made my way to John Jay Criminal College's Lloyd Sealy Library in New York City to take a look at the microfilmed court transcripts, most … [Read more...] about Remembering The Ariston Baths, New York’s First Anti-Gay Raid
Accused Stonewall Attacker Refuses To Apologize: ‘I Don’t Know What I Should Be Sorry For’
Matthew Francis, one of the men accused of attacking Ben Carver, pictured, at the Stonewall Inn last week, refuses to apologize for his alleged … [Read more...] about Accused Stonewall Attacker Refuses To Apologize: ‘I Don’t Know What I Should Be Sorry For’