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Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community is a 1984 American documentary film about the LGBT community prior to the 1969 Stonewall riots. It was narrated by author Rita Mae Brown , directed by Greta Schiller , co-directed by Robert Rosenberg, and co-produced by John Scagliotti and Rosenberg, and Schiller.
The Scagliotti-produced 1985 documentary film Before Stonewall won the Audience Award at L.A. Outfest and two Emmy Awards. [1] [3] Scagliotti directed a companion piece, After Stonewall. The film won a Golden Eagle and the Audience Award at the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. [1] Scagliotti is openly gay.
[3] In 1984, Schiller directed Before Stonewall, [3] which won two Emmy awards. [4] The film combines interviews with multiple forms of media that shows the history of gays and lesbians during the early 20th century to the late 1960s. [5] Before Stonewall was the first gay or lesbian film to be funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. [6]
After Stonewall is a 1999 documentary film about the 30 years of gay rights activism since the 1969 Stonewall riots directed by John Scagliotti. It is the sequel to the Scagliotti-produced 1984 film Before Stonewall and is narrated by musician Melissa Etheridge . [ 1 ]
Stonewall Uprising is a 2010 American documentary film examining the events surrounding the Stonewall riots that began during the early hours of June 28, 1969. Stonewall Uprising made its theatrical debut on June 16, 2010, at the Film Forum in New York City .
[3] [20] From 2010 to 2014, she lived in a nursing home in Brooklyn. [5] [30] Though she seemingly did not recognize she was in a nursing home, her memories of her childhood and the Stonewall Uprisings remained strong. [3] On June 7, 2012, Brooklyn Pride, Inc. honored Stormé DeLarverie at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture.
Before Stonewall: Activists for Gay and Lesbian Rights in Historical Context. New York: Routledge. ISBN 1-56023-193-9. Capsuto, Steven (2000). Alternate Channels: The Uncensored Story of Gay and Lesbian Images on Radio and Television. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-41243-5. LCCN 00104495. OCLC 44596808. Giblin, James Cross (2009).
Johnnie Phelps. Nell "Johnnie" Phelps (April 4, 1922 – December 30, 1997) was a member of the Women's Army Corps who falsely [1] claimed that she managed to convince General Dwight D. Eisenhower not to eject lesbian members of the WAC as he had been ordered by President Truman.