Stonewall 40th Anniversary

 

What Was Stonewall?

Considered the official start of the gay-rights movement, the demonstrations started after police raided the Stonewall Inn in New York’s Greenwich Village on June 28, 1969.

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Learn from the wisdom of this first openly gay, non-celibate priest to help lead a major Christian denomination, Bishop Gene Robinson.

Musings: In Our Lives

LGBT leaders remember Stonewall, discuss gay life before and after the riots, and also speak to today’s issues.

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Gay-Rights Pioneer Remembers Stonewall

By AARP Radio

With his papers ensconced in the Library of Congress, 84-year-old Frank Kameny—who was a gay-rights leader when there was virtually no such movement in this country—has enough distance to recount his struggles with humor. Watch this short excerpt from his conversation with AARP host Mike Cuthbert.

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Stonewall: Footprints in Gay History

AARP TV

Join AARP TV as we walk with LGBT leaders and some Stonewall veterans on a tour of the neighborhood—now a National Historic Landmark, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places—where the riots of June 28, 1969, and the days following, took place.

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7 Years Old in '69: What the Riots Mean to Me

By Dave Singleton

A post-Stonewall gay man considers the past and looks toward what his generation will contribute.

Milestones in Gay History Since AARP’s Founding in 1958

AARP.org

In the past 50 years—particularly after the Stonewall riots—social, political, and cultural changes have improved the standing of LGBT people.

Hispanic Americans and the Fight for LGBT Civil Rights

By Dave Singleton

The anniversary of Stonewall marks a milestone in the history of civil rights, one in which Hispanics have played a key role. We take a look back at their part in the struggle, at how far gays and Hispanic Americans have come, and how far they still have to go.

 

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