Be Proud: The Moment the Closet Door Finally Opened
source: http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/be-proud-the-moment-the-closet-door-finally-opened/
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Monday, June 28, is the 41st anniversary of the famous Stonewall riot, an event that changed history. The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in New York City’s Greenwich Village. They are frequently cited as the first instance in American history when people in the gay community fought back against a government-sponsored system that persecuted sexual minorities. The riots have become the defining event that marked the start of the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.
Christopher Street Liberation Day on June 28, 1970 marked the first anniversary of the Stonewall riots with an assembly on Christopher Street and the first Gay Pride March in U.S. History. The March traveled up 51 blocks to Central Park, beginning with a relatively small group that grew into a massive crowd of 15,000 people as it made its way up from Greenwich Village. Similar marches were organized in other cities. Today, Gay Pride events are held annually throughout the world toward the end of June to mark the Stonewall riots.
This commemorative piece is composed of a number of vintage photographs, as well as three documentary short films.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/be-proud-the-moment-the-closet-door-...
Christopher Street Liberation Day on June 28, 1970 marked the first anniversary of the Stonewall riots with an assembly on Christopher Street and the first Gay Pride March in U.S. History. The March traveled up 51 blocks to Central Park, beginning with a relatively small group that grew into a massive crowd of 15,000 people as it made its way up from Greenwich Village. Similar marches were organized in other cities. Today, Gay Pride events are held annually throughout the world toward the end of June to mark the Stonewall riots.
This commemorative piece is composed of a number of vintage photographs, as well as three documentary short films.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/be-proud-the-moment-the-closet-door-...
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