Stonewall participant talks facing the riots, queer community coming together

"They were relentless."
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Stonewall participant talks facing the riots, queer community coming together
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Jay Toole, a SAGE participant and Stonewall survivor, tells their firsthand story of the Stonewall uprising in 1969.

(This video features archival footage throughout the decades, including highlights from “Gay & Proud,” a film by lesbian pioneer Lilli Vincenz, documenting the first-annual pride march. At the time “Gay & Proud” was made, no television networks would distribute it.)

Topics Activism LGBTQ

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