After Stonewall

A Quarter Century Of Lesbian And Gay Activism

In 1969 the police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York Citys Greenwich Village, leading to three nights of rioting by the citys gay community. With this outpouring of courage and unity the Gay Liberation Movement had begun.

After Stonewall, the sequel to Before Stonewall, chronicles the history of lesbian and gay life from the riots at Stonewall to the end of the century. Narrated by Melissa Etheridge, it captures the hard work, struggles, tragic defeats, and exciting victories experienced since then. It explores how AIDS literally changed the direction of the movement.

The two films, Before and After, tell the remarkable tale of how homosexuals, a heretofore hidden and despised group, became a vibrant and integral part of Americas family, and, indeed, the world community.

Upplagd i sortimentet: 8 Mars, 2010