Stonewall Riots

Gay Rights Pioneers See History In Obama's Marriage Equality Support

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 05.11.2012

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NEW YORK — At a birthplace of the gay rights movement, patrons of New York City's Stonewall Inn said they felt like they were living history. In...

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PHOTOS: A Look Back At The Gay Heyday Of New York's Waterfront

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 04.05.2012

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They might not date back as far as Athens' Acropolis or Egypt's pyramids, but according to Jonathan D. Katz, the piers which line New York's riverfron...

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PRIDE 2011 Celebrates Marriage Equality

Jill Lynne | Posted 09.06.2011

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Jill Lynne

It always seems, whether focusing on women's rights, civil rights or gay rights that the true cause, is equality, social justice and human rights for every living being.

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Celebrating The Gains Of Underdog LGBT Groups

Matt Foreman | Posted 08.30.2011

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Matt Foreman

As we celebrate the New York marriage vote and the 42nd anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, it's time to take real pride in the LGBT organizations that do us proud every day of the year.

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5 Incredible LGBTQ Poets

Patrick Pressl | Posted 08.28.2011

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Patrick Pressl

On June 24th, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a marriage equality bill into law after it passed a senate vote 33 to 29. The law will become effe...

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WATCH: Reactions At The Stonewall Inn The Moment It Passed

Posted 08.25.2011

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It was good to be a New Yorker Friday. As the Senate debated the same sex marriage bill in Albany, those who support gay rights and same sex marri...

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Gay Icons and American Dreams in New Documentary: Making the Boys

Penelope Andrew | Posted 05.25.2011

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Penelope Andrew

Crayton Robey's ambitious new documentary Making the Boys, about The Boys in the Band, chronicles the life, times and resonance of a cultural phenomenon.

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HuffPost Review: Making 'The Boys'

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

Crayton Robey's documentary Making 'The Boys' chronicles changes in both gay culture and its acceptance by mainstream America, reminding us that 40 years ago, gays and lesbians had fewer civil rights than black people or women.

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Film Review: Stonewall Uprising

Stewart Nusbaumer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stewart Nusbaumer

Filmmakers Kate Davis and David Heibroner have filled a cinematic void ignored too long. It took 41 years for the first non-fiction film to examine this innocuous raid that ignited a revolution.

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Record Shopping During a Riot

Binky Philips | Posted 05.25.2011

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Binky Philips

Yes, forty one years ago last month, for about three minutes, I was in the middle of The Stonewall Riots, the night that Gay Pride was actually born.

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HuffPost Review: Stonewall Uprising

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

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Liberation's Forge: Kate Davis & David Heilbroner on Stonewall Uprising

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Persons

Davis and Heilbroner rally some great eyewitness interviews and manage to put the story in context with considerable footage from news shows and "educational" films.

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The End of Political Correctness

Abe Gurko | Posted 05.25.2011

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Abe Gurko

Over the last few decades, we have become curiously, annoyingly and extremely politically correct and certain words have become absolutely taboo. That...

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Black Gays Invited to White House

Irene Monroe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Irene Monroe

This past December, the National Black Justice Coalition received an invitation from the White House to its Holiday Open House Tours.

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Obama's Speech (TEXT): Transcript Of President Obama's Speech About Gay Rights

Posted 05.25.2011

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The official transcript of President Obama's address at The Human Rights Campaign's 13th Annual National Dinner on Saturday, as released by the White ...

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Now is Not the Time for Delay

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lincoln Mitchell

It is too early too know whether Obama's promise at the Stonewall celebration is to be taken seriously or if it was his attempt to extricate himself from a potentially difficult situation by making more promises.

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Obama Gives a Good Speech, But Will It Help Lt. Choi?

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

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Emma Ruby-Sachs

If the Obama administration can't pass a comprehensive overhaul of health care, then how is it going to repeal laws that a large proportion of Americans don't care about or to which many don't object?

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The Stonewall Riots Haven't Stopped - They've Gone Global

Johann Hari | Posted 05.25.2011

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Johann Hari

In the Caribbean, majority-Muslim countries, and most of Africa, being gay is a death sentence -- yet many people who should be showing solidarity choose not to see it.

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STONEWALL RIOTS - 1969 Was Only The Beginning

The Socialist Alternative | Posted 05.25.2011

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Something unremarkable happened on June 27, 1969 in New York's Greenwich Village, an event which had occurred a thousand times before across the U.S. ...

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NY Gay Pride Parade 2009 Information

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 05.25.2011

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New York City's 40th annual Gay Pride parade takes place this Sunday on June 29. Organized by the Heritage of Pride organization, the march proceeds ...

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Stonewall Inn Riots 40th Anniversary

New York Daily News | Carrie Melago | Posted 05.25.2011

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They were the riots that spawned a revolution, the nights of protest that led to the dawn of the gay rights movement. Forty years ago this weekend, po...

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Service Members, Vets, and Families Marching for Justice

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aubrey Sarvis

The protests against these shameful, archaic rules are growing louder by the day among progressives of all stripes, gay and straight.

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NYC Gay Pride Parade (SLIDESHOW, POLL)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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New York City's 40th annual Gay Pride parade takes place this Sunday on June 29. Organized by the Heritage of Pride organization, the march proceeds ...

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Stonewall 2.0: It's What We Make of It

Jennifer Chrisler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jennifer Chrisler

Stonewall was no accident, yet it was not an orchestrated affair. It was a moment and it became what we made of it.

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