The True Story Behind The Stonewall Riots | i-D
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- Fifty years on from the landmark Stonewall riots, the circumstances for NYC’s LGBT+ culture have changed exponentially. i-D celebrates the freedom given to today’s young LGBT+ population as a result of the previous generations’ fight.
We speak to eyewitnesses from the riot and members of the elderly LGBT+ community at New York's Sage Centre.
Join us in honouring those that fought for your freedom.
Credits:
With thanks to SAGE NYC
Host Louis Bubko
Director Tom Ivin
DOP Jordan Hall
Runner Jacob Tran
Exec Producer Declan Higgins
Head of Content Elektra Kotsoni
Senior Social Editor Danil Boparai
Motion GFX Designer Calum Glenday
Editor Isolde Penwarden
Assistant Editor Karolina Paczkowska
Sound Mix Matt Cheney
Colour Electric Theatre Collective
Colourist Ruth Wardell
Colour Producer Oscar Wendt
Production Manager Lauran Clark
Production Coordinators Rebecca Rainey, Georgia Chandler
Featuring Aaron Philip, Kai Bynes, Richie Shazam
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"live your life, live your truth, and live it emphatically 24/7."🙏🏼
Words to live by!
I almost cried
@cullrapists ~Darling, i think you might be just a bit deluded in that; one should truly never make such "blanket generalisation" pronouncements: they tend to prove both unfair and inaccurate.
@@pbrstreetgang6681 ~Oh *darling,* you really do say the most amusing things: such sparkling wit you have! I'm sure it's why i love you *so;* and, why we're just soooo *good* together ({; D ...!!!
cullrapists no it’s not it’s we were developing and our brain developed one way and our bodies developed another
Around the time of Stonewall in 1969 my parents put me in a mental hospital for being bisexual, needless to say I survived.
Respect to you
Respect.
@@billyvonderburg7351 Thank you, it has only taken me 50 years to get a little.
OMG HUGS
@@fireyflower6643 Thanks for the hugs, something I never had when the psychiatrist was trying to figure out if they should drug me or destroy my brain, just because I was bisexual.
I owe my life to the LGBTQ community, they took me in when I was homeless, as a teenager, in the 80s
Marsha Johnson didn't get to the village until 2 AM when the rioting was dying down and had to be told what was going on. Later when Sylvia Rivera started taking credit for starting the riot Johnson said, "You weren't even there than night, you were still uptown." and made Rivera admitted.
Rumour has it she was strung out on heroin at the time. I did hear an interview with Sylvia though where she said, "Some people say I threw the first brick, it's not true, I threw the second". Which is her basically saying she didn't start it. The majority of people there that night were white men, as documented by photos of the night. Sadly, they are being erased in favour of "trans people of colour".
This is beautiful. And it really makes me wanna support those who came before us who paved the way.
You should always do that. Always know that it was worse back then than it will ever be for you or anyone in the LGBT community in Western Civilization.
you're welcome David :-)
I want her glasses
SAME
So do I
I clicked because of the glasses
itsbritneybiss 7 me too
I clicked because of her glasses too, I absolutely love them, but then, I listened a little bit and I was hooked.
Louis, it makes me so happy to see a young gay man have such respect for his elders. Thank you, from an old queen in La La Land. HAPPY PRIDE! STAY PROUD!! STAY STRONG!!!
@@hanlan4763 - Go back to your little Lego toy set, Lithuanian Boy. This area is for adults only. And learn to respect your elders.
I want to support Sal by buying his amazing art. Can you give me the information where this is possible? Thanks
At 04:26 it shows one of his paintings with his name. Think its Sal Monetti. Which looks to be him on Google. Hope that helps!
He has a facebook page under his own name but I haven't seen an artist's website
Love this.
I insta googled his name as well!
I wish i could visit a place like that, feel comfortable and connected with my elders, even before we know each other. I hold back, emotionally from my family, because I find it's unpredictable, who does and does not turn out to be a racist, to be a homophobe, and I dont want to connect with someone, and be vulnerable with someone who didnt deserve that trust, it's a constant, lowgrade fear I carry with me through life, among my other anxieties. The privilege of meeting people who actually shaped the reforming social landscape for not only myself but for everybody in the community, regardless of PERSONALLY identifying with them is like a safe space to actually Learn and connect with what's past, and how to bring what should come next.
What about Storme DeLarverie? The biracial lesbian drag king who punched a cop a knocked him out? A lot of early accounts describe her throwing the first punch at the cops. Marsha P. Johnson said that she showed up to Stonewall after the rebellion already started. Johnson was very active in the marches after Stonewall, I give her a lot of credit. But she and Sylvia Rivera didn't start Stonewall.
the erasure of Stormé is exhausting.
So exhausting!
I love Louis. He volunteers at Sage and has a lot of respect and appreciation for those much older than he. It seems rare that people his age care about giving back - its inspiring. Any more questions?
"The LGBT world should be going out and helping others. We have an identity, we have a sense of respect now. We should be out there helping people who need help."
Black lives matter.
💙😘👍
True, we should help each other.
I am a gender fluid person who often is seen as gay/lesbian. I don’t bother to try to correct these folks .. ~ I just go my way. - In the mid 1980’s, I was going through my divorce ( first marriage ) and the gay community were my source of encouragement & support. They always had kind words for me, and powerful uplifting things to say to me as I was literally crashing & burning from this terrible divorce I was going through. ~ My dear straight friends couldn’t care less for the most part. ~ It is my sincere heartfelt gratitude , to say, I made it to old age, and some of my beautiful angels like Bob Christian & Keith Haring, Andy Warhol & so many others, did not. ~ To tell the truth, my gay friends never asked about my sexual preferences .. they respected me & my odd looks & ways, they did not judge me or attack me. I felt totally included. ✨💖💞🤸🏻♂️ I cant say any other group did that for me. 🌈 I’m so grateful for my QUEER friends 🌈❤️🤩
Merry Graphix Write your truth, we must never forget!
Freaks.
@@hanlan4763 You are the freak here, honey
@@amyferguson8856 No you freak, I love girls only. Normal people do it. But people like you choose different love. And it's results 76 percents possibility to get HIV.
@@hanlan4763 "People like you" LOL I am straight you bigot. You are funny. And your HIV quote? LOL BTW your English is horrible. Try harder.
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Renee Imperato went AWF at 1:44 and spoke a WORD. Rest in power, Marsha and Sylvia, no matter how many try to discredit you.
M K they weren’t there when it started, but okay
@@enzedbrit it doesnt matter who threw the first "brick" and it doesn't erase their pioneering contributions to LGBT rights, bUt OkAy
M K hey, demented sarcastic one with the weird capitalisation. Martha and Sylvia weren’t heroes of Stonewall. This need to make them such is born of hatred for gay white men. They played a role in our LGBT history, but that role wasn’t a key one for Stonewall. “But okay”??? Grow up!
iliterati The only thing demented is your grammar. Learn how to write properly and learn your LGBT history, kiddo!
M K would you care to tell me how my grammar is lacking? And if the voices of those in question themselves won’t convince you of their diminished role in the riots, then what history is it you expect me or others to learn, DUDE?
Sal is an ENTIRE mood. I want to be that kind of determined about everything I do.
this made me cry. respect forever for the work these folk have done to make the world safer and happier 💛
Hey Sophie, the pig Harry Hay, a main co-founder of the modern gay movement was a member of NAMBLA. Truth. That's right a pioneer of the gay movement liked little boys. What say you to that?
@@pbrstreetgang6681 ~Ohhhhhh, *there* you go again...being adorable - and, 'sparklingly' witty - you *saucy,* n a u g h t y person, you ({; D ...!!!
They're all so fabulous
What a blessing to still have our elders alive to tell the story of Stonewall. We’re here, we’re queer, and we won’t ever go away!! 🥰🔥🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Wow.. I'm speechless. You all are amazing people❤️
The giants on who’s shoulders humanism itself stands.
Wait, no one died at Stonewall?... Stunning!
woow perfect timing 😍 I've been watching and loving POSE on Netflix and her this shows as recomended 🙌🏾 thanks for being and sharing
This is so inspiring, it makes me want to get up and help in someway.
Wow that young guy is a earth angel U can see the kindness in his heart shine so bright ❤
Who is this young guy visiting everyone ?!? He is AWESOME !!! ❤️❤️❤️
This is really beautiful!!! Thank you Marsha P Johnson, Slyvia and many more who fought for our rights!!! 💜❤️🧡💛💚💙
So important to hear these stories and te see how vibrant these individuals are ❤
Nice to see these elder heroes getting the respect they deserve for paving the way for the rest of us ❤️💪🏻🏳️🌈
This is so amazing! I love all of this.
God bless our Queer Hearts! 💕
Awesome!!!
Really beautiful video. Thank you for creating!
Thank you for caring and for doing this!!
Tried to like this again because it filled my heart with so much joy
More people from the community need to watch it
I watched this video at my LGBT 🏳️🌈 Youth Club Before and I cannot express enough how much I LOVE 💗 💖 💕 them as a gay person I SALUTE ALL LGBTQ+🏳️🌈 KINGS AND QUEENS
Not to take anything away from the incredibly message of the video, but Louis Bubko is a SNACK!
I think if you take your time Louis could be a complete 3 course meal.
I love the genuine connection between the interviewer and sal :), the fact he’s there for him and a friend. This interviewer seems like a sweet heart
Thank you for this great amazing documentary!
This makes me want to cry for so many reasons: happiness | respect | memories of my own experiences | thoughts of what they all have been thought .. I’m relieved to hear they have a positive and loving space to get old in 💖
this was beautiful. thank you so much.
Living in Plymouth UK. For many years I have been recording Pride events across Europe as a statement for diversity and being who we are. Having spent my early life being something for other people and not my self it was not easy, but I had to solve my issues for my self whilst serving in the RAF falling in love with guys I worked with and not being able to show my feelings was very hard. When I Left the RAF after being full time Mountain rescue for 5 years and VIP Driver for NATO military for 3 years I Decided to pick up where I Started by studying photo and video media, I ended up doing this for 4 years . Since then I have invested everything in my work, self financing in order to be in the right place at the right time and be outside other peoples politics. I have not had the time ore finances to be part of the social scene outside recording, where all my time and money has gone, When your on the outside looking in you see things that others don#t. It has shown me that there is still double standards in the laws politics and news at the expense of the people who are quite often set up against each other with blinkerd views. In a new world of social media which is only 20 years old at the most in 2020 it has changed things for ever. A more open society is a healthy one. Over the last 30 years it has been a privilege to record a very divers world and I thank you all.
Great video short and very informative thanks, I have been recording Pride events since 1992 across Europe, seeing millions of face and recording thousands. In the winter I process the videos and photos, I see those faces again and get a bigger picture in my head. Seeing what is happening socially. It quite often is a different more open story than what you read in the press and news and Politically and laws is out dated in the new global family. And more often than not based on double standards of behavior. After all we are all human and have feeling that go in all directions. Stay safe in 2021 and have a Great Christmas, We only have one chance of life so live it healthy and wisely.
there is so much love in this mini documentary...thanks :-), Daniel from Italy
This reportage was amazing, thank you! Thanks a lot too to all those elders who paved the way for the current LGBTIAQ+ Movement in the whole world. Greetings from Chile
i love this so much. ive grown up in a very small conservative town, with little-to-no personal connection to the queer community. this video makes me so happy. i love learning about our history and listening to our queer elders.
stonewall didnt start as a riot, but it sure as shit ended like one. we are a community that FIGHTS.
thank you elderly lgbt+ people thank you so much
I am about to begin volunteering for the SAGE program at the Center on Colfax in Denver. So excited to be able to lend some time towards a program with people who had such courage, fortitude, and bravery in a time when being gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender was so difficult.
The powerful gay energy radiating from this video cleared my skin and cured my depression
Who hit your head so much ?
Thank you.
Louis is actually beautiful! Love this so much. Awesome job guy!
My heroes!
And ours! x
i hope my school teaches about stonewall.. they prob wont but ill ask my teacher
Great work for interviewing the Man who had a stroke. Where may I find his art works ?
So beautiful 😍 So life affirming 🌈 We salute you members of the mature lgbt 🏳️🌈 community 🌈👭👬🧓🏾👴🏻
Awesome
For the record ... all survivors who were at the Stonewall (like Karla Jay and Mark Segal) and historians agree: Judy Garland's death had NOTHING to do with Stonewall. No bricks were thrown.
Marsha P Johnson admitted to turning up after the riots were started, Sylvia Rivera was passed out on heroin in Battery Park. No one for sure knows who started the riots.
@Meathook Cinema Were you there when it happened? If not how humble yourself enough to know when to shut up.
@@dpcisunbreakable
Every single time I hear about somebody asking someone else to humble themselves, it's the person themselves actually need humbling. We have reports and interviews with both of them that confirm it. Sylvia's account is a bit more iffy than Marsha's, but she clearly stated she arrived on scene after 2 PM. Sylvia was reported to be uptown and rather joked about being the second person to throw a molotov cocktail than confirmation. It's hard to say in her case-
@𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒘𝒐𝒐𝒅 Well I'm not of the low-frequency ilk that you associate with that need to humbled, especially you. Your comment comes a day late and a dollar short.
Hey Sal, how do I get a hold of you to buy a painting?
I hear from all different sources about how this is right, this is wrong about different facts about the Stonewall Rebellion, and while I am annoyed that people can’t get their sources straight sometimes, I still love and appreciate the people who were there and spoke about their experiences.
PERIODT
What a fabulous and fearless group of people!! Loved this
What a shame that this story is being so widely pedalled. For a more accurate history: th-cam.com/video/S7jnzOMxb14/w-d-xo.html
Alternative facts
Based
Love it and love the one woman's glasses!
So thankful I get to present the way I do because of those before us...♥️
his paintinfs are sooo amazing
i love Louis
real education right here.
thanks for telling the truth id
thank you
so strong.💙🔥
By Marsha P. Johnson's own account, Marsha didnt arrive until 2AM long after the Stonewall riot/rebellion has taken place. Also Marsha didn't identify as a trans woman. Transvestite/drag queen doesn't equate to trans woman.
You do realize transgender is a newer term, and that transexual/transvestite is basically the older term for being transgender. She was a drag queen, but she also identified with she/her pronouns. The term transgender was more commonly used AFTER she passed away.
Bottom line is, she was indeed a AMAB transsexual/transgender woman. Who also rocked at being a drag queen- 💗✨️
Rated R
Thank you to all who faught for my rights as a trans man
My husband and I are both in the LGBTQIA community and. We say thank you for fighting for us the rights we enjoy as a member of the Lgbtqia community
Thank you ! ❤️💐🏳️🌈
A beautiful group of people inside and out .
I love what the Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders(S.A.G.E.) represents, and hope to be able to overcome my own mental health issues so that I can volunteer for my city's branch. I have a strong suspicion that if I live long enough to become elderly, I will likely be dependant on their services for support, and would love to be able to do my part before I get to there.
Going to cry
perfect
Here because of the book return of the gods
4:54 Renée Imperato is such a vibe
great video piece
This is so beautiful 😻😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
It repeats. We just need to get there first. Never again!!! 💜
These are the people who represent me. Am proud of every single one of them.
She has a great Voice !
There is some inaccuracies here. First, it was a riot. Second, Marsha Johnson was indeed there and may have been an instigator but Sylvia Rivera was not there on the first night (she was uptown when the Stonewall's first night of insurrection took place.
Just wish that I was there in New York in 2019 I recorded Madris World Pride in 2017
Videos like this year round!!!
When they say they don't give a fuck, I believe them and I respect them so much. Happy pride.
JUNE 🏳️🌈 PRIDE MONTH 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
It's hard to believe those street kids gave a damn about Judy Garland kids that age were all rockers.
No Stormé DeLarverie?
The day that all hell broke loose in America. The day Ishtar, the principality, destroyed gender.
Respect
I so want to have something like this in phoenix.
I can't lie I don't see where the struggle really lies the LGBT community they had a riot and had years of expedited progress ever since within record time over whole races and acutal oppression disparity and poverty issues soooooooo what is the big deal exactly someone help me ?
loved the aaron cameo
Salute to our grandfathers who fought for our rights.
Absolutely beautiful.... I forget sometimes how important our elders are because of all of their learned abuse, but they are important... even if they grew up in a more fucked up time.