Before Stonewall

About Before Stonewall

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. This documentary uses extensive archival film, movie clips and personal recollections to construct an audiovisual history of the gay community before the Stonewall riots.

Greta Schiller and Robert Rosenberg directed Before Stonewall, a 1984 documentary history film. The film is filed under male homosexuality, civil rights, oppression, and gay history.

Rita Mae Brown appears as Narrator (voice), Red Jordan Arobateau as Self - Writer, Ann Bannon as Self - University Professor, and Lisa Ben as Self - Former Secretary. Released in September 1984, it runs 87 minutes.

American members can watch it on Cineverse Amazon Channel, Dekkoo, and Dekkoo Amazon Channel.

Milk, But I'm a Cheerleader, and Paris Is Burning make useful companions to Before Stonewall, all filed under LGBT.