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Summary:

"In 1969 the police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village, leading to three nights of rioting by the city's gay community. With this outpouring of courage and unity the Gay Liberation Movement had begun ... Chronicles the history of lesbian and gay life from the riots at Stonewall to the end of the century. It captures the hard work, struggles, tragic defeats and exciting victories experienced since then. It explores how AIDS literally changed the direction of the movement"--Container.

Table of Contents:

• Opening and funding credits
• Melissa Ethbridge introduction
• Stonewall riot days
• After the riot
• gay power
• Gay men's sexual revolution
• Women's voices are heard
• Religion and politics in the 70's
• Anita Bryant and the backlash
• AIDS and Reagan
• Gay culture in the 80's
• AIDS activism grows the movement
• The great march, 1987
• The 90's
• culture war
• Clinton and "don't ask, don't tell"
• Gays in the mainstream
• Memorials and credits.

Contributors:

Scagliotti, John

Etheridge, Melissa

Baus, Janet

Hunt, Dan

Basile, Vic

Allison, Dorothy

Gomez, Jewelle, 1948-

Maupin, Armistead

Bronski, Michael

Brown, Rita Mae

Frank, Barney, 1940-

Kramer, Larry

Lucas, Craig

Podell, Andrew

Gittings, Barbara, 1932-2007

Kantrowitz, Arnie, 1940-

Newman, Lesléa

Smith, Barbara, 1946-

Fraser, Dave

First-Run Features (Firm)

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Subjects:

Lesbians — United States — History

Gay men — United States — History

Stonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969

Gay liberation movement — United States — History

AIDS (Disease) — United States — History

Stonewall Riots (New York, New York : 1969)

1969

Lesbians

Gay liberation movement

AIDS (Disease)

Gay men.

New York (State)

United States

Genres:

Documentary films

Historical films

Nonfiction films

History

System Details:

DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.

Performers:

Narrator: Melissa Etheridge ; featuring: Dorothy Allison, Michael Bronski, Rita Mae Brown, Barney Frank, Barbara Gittings, Arnie Kantrowitz, Larry Kramer, Craig Lucas, Armistead Maupin, Leslea Newman, Barbara Smith.

Production Credits:

Co-producers/archival directors, Janet W. Baus, Dan Hunt ; executive producers, Vic Basile, John Scagliotti.

General Notes:

Originally released in 1999.
"A quarter century of lesbian and gay activism"--Container.
Special features: Interview with John Scagliotti; Dorothy Allison & Jewelle Gomez on Vito Russo; Armistead Maupin on PBS and the Christian Right; Barney Frank on Post-Stonewallian stories of travel; Jewelle Gomez on poetry as a galvanizing force; Dorothy Allison on making an alternative family; trailer gallery.
L.A. Outfest, 1999: Audience Award for Outstanding Documentary Feature.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

AFT 1999 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 720229911337
Publisher Number, First Run Features: FRF911337D

OCLC Numbers:

57206151