Description: An online exhibition that examines the Stonewall rebellion of 1969 in the context of the social upheaval of the period, the burgeoning gay liberation movement and the creation of LGBT identities. The project includes oral histories and explores storytelling and collective memory surrounding the Stonewall rebellion. Through the voices, documents, written accounts and images shared here, the visitor is introduced to the complexity, diversity and uniqueness of LGBT experiences.
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This project sets out to open a window onto the past through oral histories, personal stories, images, texts and memories concerning the Stonewall Rebellion of 1969 and its aftermath. This singularly important event was the catalyst for a worldwide LGBT rights movement. In collecting and presenting the documents on this site, the goal is to develop insight into the way culture constructs historical narrative; in this case, through the radical counterculture of the late 1960's. My hope is that this resource
Picture of Roller Arena, Fairy Godmother during a pride event in 1973, most likely taken on 7th Avenue with a number of her fans, including a police…