The Stonewall Inn in New York, site of the landmark 1969 riots that paved the way for the modern LGBTQ rights movement, will remain open through the pandemic thanks to a $250,000 donation.
The Washington Blade reports that the Gill Foundation, which provides grants to queer organizations across the U.S., pledged the quarter-million-dollar donation to help cover rent and utility bills while the bar is temporarily shut down due to Covid-19.
“Stonewall is a cornerstone of LGBTQ history and it must be protected. LGBTQ history is American history,” the Gill Foundation said in a statement.
The Washington Blade reports that the Gill Foundation, which provides grants to queer organizations across the U.S., pledged the quarter-million-dollar donation to help cover rent and utility bills while the bar is temporarily shut down due to Covid-19.
“Stonewall is a cornerstone of LGBTQ history and it must be protected. LGBTQ history is American history,” the Gill Foundation said in a statement.
- 6/30/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Big moment at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday ... when some of the team's biggest stars helped to unveil a new plaque in Monument Park paying tribute to the gay rights movement. Pitchers Cc Sabathia and Dellin Betances -- along with G.M. Brian Cashman -- held the ceremony to reveal the Stonewall Inn plaque ... which honors the people who fought back during a violent police raid at the Stonewall Inn gay bar in NYC back in...
- 6/26/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The Tribeca Film Festival will launch its inaugural Tribeca Celebrates Pride event on May 4 which will include a day of Lgbtq-focused programming of speakers, conversations, and events featuring Neil Patrick Harris, Asia Kate Dillon, John Cameron Mitchell, Raul Castillo, Patti Harrison, Angelica Ross and iconic writer Larry Kramer. The day will celebrates Lgbtq+ culture and honor the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. It will all conclude with the world premiere of the HBO documentary Wig, which spotlights the art of drag, followed by a performance by the legendary Lady Bunny. The event will also include a curated program of seven Lgbtq+ short films, all of which are playing in competition at the Festival.
“This year, Tribeca will showcase artists who have used storytelling to bring people together around a common goal: inclusivity. We’ve come so far in the fifty years since the Stonewall riots, but there is...
“This year, Tribeca will showcase artists who have used storytelling to bring people together around a common goal: inclusivity. We’ve come so far in the fifty years since the Stonewall riots, but there is...
- 4/9/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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