Stonewall: Ground Zero for LGBTQIA+ Pride

Coming Out in the Streets

by Pitman, Gayle E.

Book - 2019

The author describes American gay history leading up to the Riots, the Riots themselves, and the aftermath. She includes interviews with people involved o...Show more The author describes American gay history leading up to the Riots, the Riots themselves, and the aftermath. She includes interviews with people involved or witnesses. Profusely illustrated, the book features contemporary photos, newspaper clippings, and other period objects. A timely and necessary read. Show less

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Stonewall

A Building, An Uprising, A Revolution

by Sanders, Rob

Book - 2019

A solid first look at the Stonewall uprising for a younger audience. Includes an interview with Martin Boyce, pictures from the era, a glossary, and a lis...Show more A solid first look at the Stonewall uprising for a younger audience. Includes an interview with Martin Boyce, pictures from the era, a glossary, and a list for more information, including a podcast! All in all, a worthy beginning book on the history of the pride movement. Show less

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Stonewall

Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights

by Bausum, Ann

Book - 2016

Police raids on gay bars happened regularly in this era. But one hot June night, when cops pounded on the door of the Stonewall, almost nothing went as pl...Show more Police raids on gay bars happened regularly in this era. But one hot June night, when cops pounded on the door of the Stonewall, almost nothing went as planned. Tensions were high. The crowd refused to go away. Anger and frustration boiled over. The raid became a riot. The riot became a catalyst. The catalyst triggered an explosive demand for gay rights. Show less

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The Stonewall Reader

Book - 2019

Drawing from the New York Public Library's archives, The Stonewall Reader is a collection of first accounts, diaries, periodic literature, and articles fr...Show more Drawing from the New York Public Library's archives, The Stonewall Reader is a collection of first accounts, diaries, periodic literature, and articles from LGBTQ magazines and newspapers that documented both the years leading up to and the years following the riots. Most importantly the anthology spotlights both iconic activists who were pivotal in the movement, such as Sylvia Rivera, co-founder of Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), as well as forgotten figures like Ernestine Eckstein, one of the few out, African American, lesbian activists in the 1960s. Show less

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Sylvia and Marsha Start A Revolution!

The Story of the Trans Women of Color Who Made LGBTQ+ History

by Ellison, Joy Michael

Book - 2021

This illustrated book introduces children to the story of Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson, the two transgender women of color who helped kickstart the Stonewall Riots and dedicated their lives to fighting for LGBTQ+ equality. This illustrated book introduces children to the story of Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson, the two transgender women of color who helped kickstart the Stonewall Riots and dedicated their lives to fighting for LGBTQ+ equality. Show less

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Pride

The LGBTQ+ Rights Movement : A Photographic Journey

by Measom, Christopher

Book - 2019

With more than 120 photos, posters, artworks, ads, and other rarely seen memorabilia; profiles of icons in the movement such as Christine Jorgensen, Marsh...Show more With more than 120 photos, posters, artworks, ads, and other rarely seen memorabilia; profiles of icons in the movement such as Christine Jorgensen, Marsha P. Johnson, Harry Hay, and Stormé DeLarverie; excerpts from key news reports; speeches by leading activists and political figures including Harvey Milk, Urvashi Vaid, and Barack Obama; and passages from important dramatic, musical, and literary works such as Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart, this book is a groundbreaking homage to a historic movement and its milestone achievements and hurdles. Show less

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Stonewall Uprising

DVD - 2011

Explores the dramatic event that launched a worldwide rights movement. When police raided a Mafia-run gay bar in Greenwich Village, the Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969, gay men and women did something they had not done before: they fought back. Explores the dramatic event that launched a worldwide rights movement. When police raided a Mafia-run gay bar in Greenwich Village, the Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969, gay men and women did something they had not done before: they fought back. Show less

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Before Stonewall

The Making of A Gay and Lesbian Community

DVD - 2000?

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. 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. Show less

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Before and After Stonewall

From the Riots to the Millennium

DVD - 2005

In 1969 the police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village, leading to three nights of rioting by the city's gay communit...Show more In 1969 the police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village, leading to three nights of rioting by the city's gay community. With this outpouring of courage and unity the Gay Liberation Movement had begun. Chronicles the history of lesbian and gay life from the riots at Stonewall to the end of the century. Captures the hard work, struggles, tragic defeats and exciting victories experienced since then. It also explores how AIDS changed the direction of the movement. Show less

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