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June 23, 2010 Posted by GorgeousBoys in Gay History, Special Reports

Review: Stonewall Uprising

"It was the Rosa Parks moment," says one man. June 28, 1969: NYC police raid a Greenwich Village Mafia-run gay bar, The Stonewall Inn. For the first time, patrons refuse to be led into paddy wagons, setting off a 3-day riot that launches the Gay Rights Movement. Told by Stonewall patrons, reporters and the cop who led the raid, Stonewall Uprising recalls the bad old days when psychoanalysts equated homosexuality with mental illness and advised aversion therapy, and even lobotomies; public service announcements warned youngsters against predatory homosexuals; and police entrapment was rampant. At the height of this oppression, the cops raid Stonewall, triggering nights of pandemonium with tear gas, billy clubs and a small army of tactical police. The rest is history. (Karen Cooper, Director, Film Forum)

Praise for Kate Davis and David Heilbroner's STONEWALL UPRISING

"Astounding...startling! The sense of elation can still be felt." - Ronnie Scheib, Variety

"GRIPPING...Fresh and fascinating! When the (riot) happens we feel its necessity in our bones." - Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

"VALUABLE! The most thorough exploration...of what came to be known as gay pride." - Stephen Holden, The New York Times

"RIVETING…SUPERB” - Mark Feeney, The Boston Globe

"PICK FOR THE WEEK! Kate Davis and David Heilbroner's taut documentary compellingly evokes the "Rosa Parks moment" of the gay-rights movement." -TIME Magazine

"CRITICS PICK! This riveting, powerful documentary packs quite a punch, presenting not only a recollection of a pivotal moment in the gay-rights movement, but also a concise history of American attitudes toward homosexuality." -New York Magazine

"Essential...masterful...pitch-perfect! Kate Davis and David Heilbroner's essential new history of the events and repercussions of the Stonewall riots is about as expert a piece of analytic documentary filmmaking as can be conceived. The filmmakers masterfully unpack the cultural mores and revolutionary undercurrents of the '60s that led to the explosive mix of bigotry, passion, fear, and politics that coalesced outside Greenwich Village's Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969." -Arthur Ryel-Lindsey, Slant Magazine

"A wealth of archive footage and eye-witness interviews. . . I laughed, I cried, I loved it." -Tim Macavoy, Inside Movies

"Stirring...an absolute must-see! You'll swell with gratitude and joy as the pride spreads like wildfire."- Metrosource Magazine

PLAY DATES

San Francisco, CA Frameline June 24, 2010
Kansas City, MO Kansas City Gay & Lesbian Film Festival June 24, 2010
Huntington, NY Cinema Arts Centre June 24, 2010
Hudson, NY Time & Space LTD June 24 - 27, 2010
Philadelphia, PA Landmark Ritz at Bourse June 25 - July 1, 2010
San Diego, CA Landmark Theatres June 25 - July 1, 2010
Denver, CO Landmark Chez Artiste June 25 - July 1, 2010
Atlanta, GA Landmark Midtown Art June 25 - July 1, 2010
Helsinki, Finland Vinokino Festival July 1 & 23, 2010
St. Louis, MO Landmark Plaza Frontenac July 2 - 8, 2010
Portland, OR Living Room Theatres July 2 - 8, 2010
Galway, Ireland Galway Film Fleadh July 7, 2010
Miami, FL Bill Cosford Cinema July 9 - 11, 2010
Palm Springs, CA Camelot Theatres July 9 - 15, 2010
San Francisco, CA Landmark Lumiere July 9 - 15, 2010
Berkeley, CA Landmark Shattuck July 9 - 15, 2010
Minneapolis, MN Landmark Lagoon July 9 - 15, 2010
Montpelier, VT Savoy Theater July 9 - 15, 2010
Tulsa, OK Circle Cinema July 9 - 15, 2010
Santa Rosa, CA Rialto Cinemas Lakeside July 15 - 21, 2010
Washington DC Landmark E Street July 16 - 22, 2010
New Orleans, LA Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center June 25 - July 1, 2010
Dublin, Ireland GAZE Film Festival July 29 - August 2, 2010
Seattle, WA Landmark Varsity July 30 - August 5, 2010
Tacoma, WA Grand Cinema July 30 - August 5, 2010
Chicago, IL Music Box Theatre August 6 - 12, 2010
Espoo, Finland Espoo Ciné Intl Film Festival August 20 - 29, 2010
Calgary, AB Fairy Tales Film Festival September 2, 2010
Lincoln, NE Wexner Center for the Arts October 7 - 8, 2010
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June 19, 2010 Posted by GorgeousBoys in Gay History

Oldest Gay Bar in the US Set To Close It's Doors

The Cedar Brook Cafe, located in Westport, Connecticut, and reputed to be the oldest gay bar in the United States, is scheduled to shut its doors later this month after 71 years. Clem Bellairs, who has owned the club for 12 years, said his reasons for closing the Cedar Brook were financial. "The landlord died, and the people who bought it doubled my rent," he said. "I can't afford it anymore." Bellairs, 57, bought the club in 1998 after going there since he was 21. "It was closing down, and they were going to turn it into a strip mall," he said. "I wanted to see it stay alive." Dan Woog, author of School's Out: The Impact of Gay and Lesbian Issues on America's Schools,  said the Cedar Brook has played an important role within the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community for many years.
"In the early days, when bars were the only place gay people could congregate, it was a refuge," he said. "In the 1970s, when gay people came out more publicly, it was the center of Fairfield County gay life. In the 1980s, when more women started going, it helped bring the gay and lesbian communities closer together. Always, it was a rite of passage for young people -- for many, their first introduction to the gay community."
But Woog said the club was important to more than just the LGBT community. "When it closes, there will be one less club in Fairfield County," he said. "So it's a loss for anyone, gay or straight, and one more indication of the dwindling night life in this area." Woog described his first experience at the Cedar Brook as "eye-opening." "For a long time, the Brook had a mystique for gay teenagers growing up in Westport," he said. "You wanted to know what it was like inside, but you didn't want anyone to know you wanted to know. I saw so many people having a great time, being themselves. I never knew there were so many gay people in Fairfield County!" Recently, the club has become a social gathering place not just for the gay community, but also for racial minorities, according to Bellairs. "Racial minorities are having a hard time being accepted, so it's a safe haven for them," said Bellairs. "It's Latin night every night." Bellairs described the atmosphere of the Cedar Brook as "comfortable." "There were never security incidents," he said. "It had a very homey atmosphere." Erik Anderson, 24, of Norwalk, said that the Cedar Brook was "not your typical gay bar." "It's got a lot of character to it; it's very unique," said Anderson, who has been to the Cedar Brook several times in the past year. "Other bars all kind of have the same feel to it, but the Cedar Brook is very distinct; I know I'm there." Anderson described its closing as "extraordinarily sad." "It's sad to see it go because it means so much to the older generation, and to the newer generation who doesn't really know it as well," he said. "I hope something new comes to the area, but you can't truly replace the Cedar Brook." Bellairs said he is going to miss everyone who used to frequent the Cedar Brook. "They weren't customers, they were friends," he said. "The people who went there were extraordinary." Woog said the Cedar Brook "represented a little bit of gay history, right here in Westport."
"I found it intriguing that for many years, it was located directly across from the State Police barracks (now Walgreens) and that it flourished in suburbia, with no adversity beyond a few homophobic remarks yelled by passing teenagers," he said. "I thought it said a lot about Westport that we had a gay bar here."
A closing party featuring local musicians will take place June 26. Admission will be free.
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