Tag: Stonewall 50

  • Touching History: Stonewall 50:   Palm Springs Art Museum

    Touching History: Stonewall 50: Palm Springs Art Museum

      As 2019 draws to an end there is still plenty of to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots which changed the landscape for the LGBTQ community for ever,  In California at the Palm Springs Art Museum  their exhibit ‘TOUCHING HISTORY: STONEWALL 50  that commemorates the event ,will be on view until March…

  • PRIDE : Photography of Stonewall & Beyond by Fred W. Darrah

    PRIDE : Photography of Stonewall & Beyond by Fred W. Darrah

      Fred W. McDarrah was a staff photographer for The Village Voice and an author who  became famous for documenting the cultural phenomenon known as the Beat Generation from its inception in the 1950s.  His other claim to fame was his whole body of work photographing New York’s’ LGBTQ scene before and after the Stonewall…

  • Gay USA  (restored)  :   Does old become classic? 

    Gay USA  (restored) : Does old become classic? 

      There has been enough time gone by for this re-released documentary, largely shot at the San Francisco 1977 Gay Pride march, to evolve from out of date to classic. Let’s see if it does. Its format is terribly predictable. Back to back short testimonials showing the kaleidoscope of the real people on the march,…