Gay Charlotte and LGBTQ Carolina News, Arts & Entertainment
Each of us who were at Stonewall has a different view of the event. They run the gamut from it being a rebellion, a riot, a revolution, or simply a night of the queens having fun and taking over their home, Christopher Street.
There are plenty of Pride-filled options for LGBTQ streaming this month as we celebrate each year’s Pride Month. On Netflix and other services, get your fill with these shows and movies on the small screen.
Here are six, of too numerous to count, badass women who helped shape the world into a more accepting and progressive place.
The other day I was thinking back to all the movies that inspire me as a drag queen and decided to share them with you. Get some popcorn ready!
The film features Johnson’s final interview before her mysterious death, as well as interviews with her friends, including fellow Stonewall riots leader Sylvia Rivera.
Findings suggest the activist, a pivotal part of the Stonewall riots, could’ve been targeted by the mafia, police, or anti-LGBTQ forces looking to silence her.
The ancient roots of the entertainment industry are inseparable from the concept of drag, although the term itself is a recent development. Men have dressed as women for performances from ancient Greece to Shakespearean times, even across continents as kabuki troupes demonstrate.
This Black History Month reminds us that there has been no end to the fight for equality. The United States has undoubtedly taken strides forward since the Civil Rights Movement, but there is further work to be done.
Even through the haze of alcohol, many argue this is a more accurate telling of the Stonewall riots than what is seen in the recent film “Stonewall.”
