Our revolution didn't start with Stonewall. African-American lesbian elders tell the tales of gay New York life in Harlem, Brooklyn and the Bronx before the world-altering Stonewall rebellion. In this clip they recall, raids and suffocating laws and racial discrimination faced within the gay community.
I've never seen Queer As Folk, I'm too old for the club scene, and as such, am unfamiliar with Kristine W. The young folks around me, particularly the men, ran to the stage when her name was announced. She was good though, I'll give her that, and I love both the boots and the jacket -- fabulous! Those heels are what I'm working toward. Ahh, one day.
This is my first bike hike in several years into the Gabrielino forrest. It's beautiful. Fortunately, I got a chance to see one of our rattlers and what a big one.