StonewallThe definitive history of the Stonewall riots, the first Gay Rights March, and the LGBTQ people at the center of the movement. On June 28, 1969, the Stonewall, a gay bar in New York's Greenwich Village, was raided by police. But instead of submitting to the routine compliance the NYPD expected, patrons and a growing crowd decided to fight back. The five days of rioting that ensued changed forever the face of gay and lesbian life. In Stonewall, renowned historian and activist Martin Duberman tells the full story of this pivotal moment in history. With riveting narrative skill, he recreates those revolutionary, sweltering nights in vivid detail through the lives of six people who were drawn into the struggle for LGBTQ rights. Their stories combine into an unforgettable portrait of the repression that led up to the riots, which culminates when they triumphantly participate in the first Gay Rights March of 1970, the roots of today's Pride Marches. Fifty years after the riots, Stonewall remains a rare work that evokes with a human touch an event in history that still profoundly affects life today. |
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... Shaheen , an openly gay man in his mid - twenties of Italian descent . The relationship was secretarial , not erotic . Shaheen acted as a man Friday , serving at different times as everything from a Stonewall bartender to the trusted go ...
... Shaheen , an openly gay man in his mid - twenties of Italian descent . The relationship was secretarial , not erotic . Shaheen acted as a man Friday , serving at different times as everything from a Stonewall bartender to the trusted go ...
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... Shaheen never once saw Iannello in Stonewall , nor did he ever meet him , but Matty the Horse got his percentage ... Shaheen's words , " all kinds of mobsters used to come in . There were all kinds of deals going on . All kinds of hot ...
... Shaheen never once saw Iannello in Stonewall , nor did he ever meet him , but Matty the Horse got his percentage ... Shaheen's words , " all kinds of mobsters used to come in . There were all kinds of deals going on . All kinds of hot ...
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... Shaheen ( Nov. 20 , 1991 ) . Shaheen and Sascha disagree in part on the ownership of some of the bars . I have accepted Shaheen on the Stonewall ( Sascha has it owned by the Gambino family ) because he knew its operations intimately ...
... Shaheen ( Nov. 20 , 1991 ) . Shaheen and Sascha disagree in part on the ownership of some of the bars . I have accepted Shaheen on the Stonewall ( Sascha has it owned by the Gambino family ) because he knew its operations intimately ...
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