Members of the gay caucus of Youth Against War and Fascism hand out information under a banner "Stonewall Means Fight Back" during the Gay Liberation parade in New York City's Central Park, June 25th, 1978.
Front page of the Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) Newsletter from May 1971 includes information on "zaps" and arrests during recent political actions. GAA was founded soon after the Stonewall incident by those members of the Gay Liberation Front who…
This uncredited image from the 1971 CSLD parade shows a group of marchers with signs including one individual wearing the Gay Activist Alliance "Lambda" symbol. The Gay Activist's Alliance (GAA) formed in late 1969 as a response to the more radical,…
Members of the Mattachine Society, one of the first "homophile" organizations in the U.S. march in the CSLD parade in June of 1970. Mattachine became less influential as the more militant activist groups took control of the movement for equal rights…
Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera March in CSLD Parade 1971 with the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) banner - an organization the two formed after being disenfranchised by the liberation movement.
Felice Picano, a gay author and memoirist who lived through and participated in the early gay liberation movement, shares his memories about Stonewall Inn, the West Village and Gay culture in the sixties. He provides insights into the riots and their…
Historian John D’Emilio shares his memories of growing up in New York City in the 1960’s and being introduced to the “gay world” of the Village, including visits to The Stonewall Inn in 1968. John’s experiences reflect his upbringing and his…
Martha Shelley is an activist, writer and poet (as well as an English teacher in a "former life" as she explains). Martha was a member of the Daughter's of Bilitis, an early homophile organization for lesbians. At the time of the Stonewall…