Before Stonewall : the making of a gay and lesbian community / director, Greta Schiller ; co-director, Robert Rosenberg ; producers, Robert Rosenberg, John Scagliotti, Greta Schiller ; produced by Before Stonewall, Inc. in association with Alternative Media Information Center.

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Traces the social, political and cultural history of homosexuality in America from the 1920s to 1969; the beginning of the Gay Liberation Movement after a police raid on Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City; and the three-day riot that followed. "In 1969 the police raided the Stonewall Inn, a g...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Before Stonewall, Inc
Alternative Media Information Center (New York, N.Y.)
First-Run Features (Firm)
Other Authors: Scagliotti, John (Producer)
Schiller, Greta (Producer, Director)
Rosenberg, Robert, 1955- (Producer, Director)
Brown, Rita Mae (Narrator)
Lorde, Audre (Interviewee)
Hay, Harry (Interviewee)
Gittings, Barbara, 1932-2007 (Interviewee)
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 (Interviewee)
Daughton, Bill (Film editor)
Kopkind, Andrew, 1935-1994 (Interviewer)
Flowers, Yvonne (Interviewee)
Gomez, Jewelle, 1948- (Interviewer)
Sissel, Sandi
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : First Run Features, [between 2000 and 2009]
Edition:Educational/non-theatrical version.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Gay liberation movement > United States > History.
Homosexuality > United States > History > 20th century.
Lesbianism > United States > History > 20th century.
Gay people > United States > Social conditions > 20th century.
Stonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969.
Gay liberation movement.
Gays > Social conditions.
Homosexuality.
Lesbianism.
History.
Documentary films.
1900 - 1999
New York (State) > New York.
United States.
Genre:
History.
Documentary films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Making of a gay and lesbian community.
Format: Video DVD

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