A million queers took Manhattan in '94 — and the cameras were ROLLING.
Finished a quarter century after the earth-shaking protests that forever altered the public perception of LGBTQ people in America, Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest, produced by the gay news program “In the Life,” took the measure of what’s changed for the Queer community since 1969—and what hasn’t. Captures a million-strong anniversary march in NYC, fanfare around Gay Games IV, a visit to the historic Stonewall Inn, and testimony from prominent gay and lesbian figures and allies, including Sir Ian McKellen, Harvey Fierstein, and Joan Rivers.
Production
Raw footage of the million-person march — no filter, no corporate floats.
Acting
Joan Rivers and Ian McKellen sharing oxygen. Camp meets gravitas.
Editing
Weaves Gay Games IV joy with sobering 'what hasn't changed' testimony.
Director
John Scagliotti
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired on PBS stations in 1994, meaning rural queer kids could tape it and finally see themselves — pre-YouTube, this WAS representation.
Director John Scagliotti also made 'Before Stonewall' — this is essentially his 'where are they now' 25 years later, and he caught the era right before 'Will & Grace' sanitized everything.
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