Movie Description:
In 1969 the police raided the StonewallInn, a gay bar in New York City`s Green-wich Village, leading to three nights ofriotingby the city`s gay community.With this outpouring of courageand unity the Gay Liberation Movement had begun. Before Stonewall pries open the closetdoor-setting free the dramatic story of the sometimes horrifying public and private existences experienced by gay and lesbian Americans sine the 1920s.Revealing and often humorous, this widely acclaimed film relives the emotionally-charged sparking of today`s gay rights movement, from the event thatled to the fevered 1969 riots to many other milestones in thebrave fight for acceptance.