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. As the streets of New York erupted into violent protests and street demonstrations, the collective anger announced that the gay rights movement had arrived.
General Note: English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.Based on: Stonewall : the riots that sparked the gay revolution by David Carter.Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Formatted Contents Note: Homosexuality in the 1960s -- Social and legal consequences -- Paradise in Greenwich Village -- Dodging the authorities -- A time of rebellion -- An uprising at Stonewall -- Strength in numbers -- A movement is born -- The first gay pride parade.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Edited by Kate Davis ; filmed by Buddy Squires ; music composed by Gary Lionelli.