Reclaiming Stonewall: A Forum at 50 – June 25, 2019
NEW YORK, NY — June 28, 2019 — Anniversaries are occasions for remembrance—and for reckoning. They offer us the opportunity to reflect critically on where we come from, where we are, and where we go from here. On the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, The Nation invited a remarkable group of LGBTQ activists, artists, and academics to reflect on its many legacies.
“We even disagree about what to call it: a riot, an uprising, or a rebellion—or the beginning of a revolution?,” says Timothy Patrick McCarthy, the guest editor of the forum. “We may well be debating these matters for another 50 (or 500) years, but this much we do know: Stonewall packed a punch and made an indelible mark on future generations of LGBTQ activism.”
These articles are the first installation of The Nation’s “Reclaiming Stonewall” Forum:
Timothy Patrick McCarthy | Reclaiming Stonewall: Welcome to the Celebration—and the Struggle
On the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, The Nation invited a remarkable group of dozens of LGBTQ activists, artists, and academics to reflect on its many legacies. Today, The Nation concludes its week-long forum, “Reclaiming Stonewall,” guest-edited by Timothy Patrick McCarthy.
“Stonewall shows us what fighting back looked like in an era when state power was hostile and the wider world unmoved at best and bigoted at worst,” write The Nation editors. “Contemplating such fundamental threats again today, LGBTQ people can return to Stonewall’s lessons of rebellion and resistance. Solidarity matters. Explosive confrontations can be the crucible of a long, hard struggle. Defiance, exuberance, and bravery can change the course of history.”
These articles are the first installation of The Nation’s “Reclaiming Stonewall” Forum:
Timothy Patrick McCarthy | Reclaiming Stonewall: Welcome to the Celebration—and the Struggle
These articles conclude The Nation’s “Reclaiming Stonewall” Forum:
Emily Douglas and The Nation | What We All Owe to Gay Liberation
Senator Tammy Baldwin | It’s 2019: Why Do LGBTQ Americans Still Lack Basic Civil Rights Protections?
Justice Ameer Gaines and Chrysanthemum Tran | How Do You Create Community Out of a Rainbow of Difference?
Shannon Price Minter | The Lesson of Stonewall: There’s No Justice Without a Fight
Urvashi Vaid | It’s Time to Reembrace a Politics of Radical, Queer, Outsider Activism
Imara Jones | Trans Women of Color Are the Past and Future of LGBTQ Liberation
Sa’ed Atshan | Beirut Opened My Eyes to the Power of Queerness
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor | Gay Pride Doesn’t Mean Gay Liberation
Wren Walker Robbins | As a Young Native American, I Internalized This Country’s Homophobia
Ruben J. Gonzales | The Power of Transgender Political Representation
Diana Oh | In Honor of the People Who Have Bled for Our Desire
Susan B. Marine | Stonewall’s Children—and Grandchildren—Are Alright
Robbie Corey-Boulet | ‘I Want LGBT Africans to Be at Home Everywhere’: A Q&A With Chike Frankie Edozien
Ian Lekus | The Movement for LGBTQ Rights Is On the March Around the World
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum | Stonewall Was the Moment Queerness Glitter-Bombed the World
Takeru Nagayoshi | Dear Grown-Ups, It’s Time to Let LGBTQ Students Be Our Teachers
Siddharth Dube | The Enduring Harm of the West’s Moral Crusades
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