Even non-gay people. Lucian Truscott, IV, Reporter,The Village Voice:And then the next night. Hear more of the conversation and historical interviews at the audio link. The police weren't letting us dance. Tommy Lanigan-Schmidt:There were all these articles in likeLife Magazineabout how the Village was liberal and people that were called homosexuals went there. It was not a place that, in my life, me and my friends paid much attention to. And some people came out, being very dramatic, throwing their arms up in a V, you know, the victory sign. Before Stonewall. You gotta remember, the Stonewall bar was just down the street from there. Not even us. Before Stonewall 1984 Directed by Greta Schiller, Robert Rosenberg Synopsis New York City's Stonewall Inn is regarded by many as the site of gay and lesbian liberation since it was at this bar that drag queens fought back against police June 27-28, 1969. 400 Plankinton Ave. Compton's Cafeteria Raid, San Francisco, California, 1966 Coopers Do-Nut Raid, Los Angeles, California, 1959 Pepper Hill Club Raid, Baltimore, Maryland in 1955. John DiGiacomo Jimmy knew he shouldn't be interested but, well, he was curious. And the police escalated their crackdown on bars because of the reelection campaign. Raymond Castro:So finally when they started taking me out, arm in arm up to the paddy wagon, I jumped up and I put one foot on one side, one foot on the other and I sprung back, knocking the two arresting officers, knocking them to the ground. Tommy Lanigan-Schmidt:So you're outside, and you see like two people walking toward these trucks and you think, "Oh I think I'll go in there," you go in there, there's like a lot of people in there and it's all dark. Slate:Perversion for Profit(1965), Citizens for Decency Through Law. But I had only stuck my head in once at the Stonewall. I mean I'm only 19 and this'll ruin me. From left: "Before Stonewall" director Greta Schiller, executive producer John Scagliotti and co-director Robert Rosenberg in 1985. And when you got a word, the word was homosexuality and you looked it up. Danny Garvin:It was the perfect time to be in the Village. Revealing and. They put some people on the street right in front ofThe Village Voiceprotesting the use of the word fag in my story. Jerry Hoose:And we were going fast. We didn't want to come on, you know, wearing fuzzy sweaters and lipstick, you know, and being freaks. The Laramie Project Cast at The Calhoun School Here are my ID cards, you knew they were phonies. It eats you up inside not being comfortable with yourself. We went, "Oh my God. You know, Howard's concern was and my concern was that if all hell broke loose, they'd just start busting heads. Revisiting 'Before Stonewall' Film for the 50th Anniversary | Time
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