This Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising.  

The Tarrant County Stonewall Democrats will be showing two important movies about the struggles of gay and lesbian citizens that led to and followed the Stonewall Uprising of 1969 and how that event has come to represent the beginning of the fight for equality for gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender citizens. 

The Films:  Before Stonewall uses extensive archival film, movie clips and personal recollections to construct an audiovisual history of the gay community before the Stonewall riots.  After Stonewall picks up where Before Stonewall left off, exploring the fight for equal rights and the rise of AIDS that followed the Stonewall Uprising.

Before Stonewall screens at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 27, with After Stonewall following at 4 p.m. There will be a short Q&A Session between the films, which screen at the Fort Worth Public Library screening room downtown. The address is 500 W. Third St. Admission is FREE.

I will be honored to  attend this celebration of the history and pay tribute to the struggle of ordinary citizens, who happen to be gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender, and who had the courage to become “visible” while facing extreme social prejudice and to fight for change despite often violent resistance. I hope you will join me. 
Steve