"Stonewall Uprising" (link here) is a fantastic documentary chronicling the "Rosa Parks moment" for the gay rights movement.
In June 1969, it was illegal to be gay in 49 out of 50 states. In New York, homosexuals were regularly arrested for "lewd immoral conduct" (any homosexual act, basically) and "masquerading" (dressing in drag). The New York police department raided a gay bar called the Stonewall Inn, and the customers in the bar (as well as the surrounding neighborhood) rose up to fight against the legal oppression that homosexuals had faced for their entire lives.
I consider this a must-watch movie for anyone interested in civil rights in the United States.
In June 1969, it was illegal to be gay in 49 out of 50 states. In New York, homosexuals were regularly arrested for "lewd immoral conduct" (any homosexual act, basically) and "masquerading" (dressing in drag). The New York police department raided a gay bar called the Stonewall Inn, and the customers in the bar (as well as the surrounding neighborhood) rose up to fight against the legal oppression that homosexuals had faced for their entire lives.
I consider this a must-watch movie for anyone interested in civil rights in the United States.
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