Stonewall
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews THE GREATEST an award winning drama about queer life in the 1960s
Before 1969’s Stonewall riots, queer life in New York was largely quite brutal. Homophobia was rife. The NYPD regularly raided the few gay bars that existed, harassing, beating and arresting patrons on trumped-up charges, often releasing their names to the press and their families, outing them to cause maximum distress. This frequently led…
Peter Hujar @ Albert Merola Gallery in PTown
With perfect timing with so much of our focus right now on the 50 Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, the Albert Merola Gallery in Ptown has mounted an exhibit of the work of Peter Hujar who was a witness to the events in the West Village. Although Hujar is now recognized posthumously as “one…
Mark Segal Gay Iconoclast, activist and disruptor talks about being in STONEWALL on the night of the Riot
Mark Segal Gay Iconoclast, activist and disruptor talks about being in STONEWALL on the night of the Riot, and how it changed the course of his life and our Community. he talked to QUEERGURU on the eve of a Panel Discussion about Stonewall at PTown’s Pilgrim House as part of Pride Weekend P.S. Mark Segal’s memoir And…
Stonewall & Woodstock : 50 years on
Generation Woodstock is an ABC 20/20 Documentary Event Special about the youth movements of 1969 that spurred the Woodstock festival and Stonewall riots. It was 50 years ago when two groups of young people who had become disillusioned by issues dividing the nation and all the violence surrounding them fought back and creating two…
