STONEWALL - 50 Years Ago

[JAGO]

On a muggy summer night in 1969, inside the reliably grimy Stonewall Inn, a familiar scene awaited: Watered-down booze in filthy glasses, burly mob bouncers at the door, Barbra Streisand on the jukebox.
And gay men — scores of them — gathered in a Greenwich Village bar where they were more tolerated than welcomed . . .

[Matt]

Were you there?

[JAGO]

No . . . Just felt a need to put it out there. Perhaps the worst social injustice in America's history - short of coarse to slavery. No one is as big a dick on this board than me, but to truly hate a human being because of who they love, or the color of their skin. Truly fucked up.

J

[beakdoctor]

On a muggy summer night in 1969, inside the reliably grimy Stonewall Inn, a familiar scene awaited: Watered-down booze in filthy glasses, burly mob bouncers at the door, Barbra Streisand on the jukebox.
And gay men — scores of them — gathered in a Greenwich Village bar where they were more tolerated than welcomed . . .

A non event with retroactive faux historical significance.

[JAGO]

A non event with retroactive faux historical significance.

Each to their own, brother. Peace.

J

[Tennisballz]

No . . . Just felt a need to put it out there. Perhaps the worst social injustice in America's history - short of coarse to slavery. No one is as big a dick on this board than me, but to truly hate a human being because of who they love, or the color of their skin. Truly fucked up.

J

Ummm....everyone hates dude.  Gays are not an exception.  If someone believes that a society should be ran and governed in a the complete opposite way you do, then you will hate them.  You hate people as well, whether you want to admit it or not.

[oldtimer1]

A non event with retroactive faux historical significance.

Quoted for truth. I was there years ago walking by in the village wondering why the street was shut down. It was an anniversary of the minor disturbance.  They had an old Cadillac parked in the street with a sign saying something to the effect, this Cadillac was the original Cadillac parked outside Stonewall during the "riot." 

[JAGO]

Ummm....everyone hates dude.  Gays are not an exception.  If someone believes that a society should be ran and governed in a the complete opposite way you do, then you will hate them.  You hate people as well, whether you want to admit it or not.

I don't know if I hate, but certainly felt the emotion. It's not hate per se, it's the manifestation of hate. I'm sure the world and its Jewish people would have been only to happy if Hitler just hated Jews, Blacks, Gays.

J

[oldtimer1]

I don't know if I hate, but certainly felt the emotion. It's not hate per se, it's the manifestation of hate. I'm sure the world and its Jewish people would have been only to happy if Hitler just hated Jews, Blacks, Gays.

J

No hate here. I guess in it's way it is historical in the gay community. Back then being gay was deep underground. I guess they are proud that that a few 50 years ago said enough is enough and bravely shouted to the world they weren't going to take anymore abuse.

[chaos]

Brave man, sometimes forgotten in history.

[oldtimer1]

The real Stonewall.

[JAGO]

No hate here. I guess in it's way it is historical in the gay community. Back then being gay was deep underground. I guess they are proud that that a few 50 years ago said enough is enough and bravely shouted to the world they weren't going to take anymore abuse.

Yes . . . True.

J

[Fortress]

On a muggy summer night in 1969, inside the reliably grimy Stonewall Inn, a familiar scene awaited: Watered-down booze in filthy glasses, burly mob bouncers at the door, Barbra Streisand on the jukebox.
And gay men — scores of them — gathered in a Greenwich Village bar where they were more tolerated than welcomed . . .

What’s this phaggot shit?

Sounds like the type of place best turned to ash.

[cephissus]

What’s this phaggot shit?

Sounds like the type of place best turned to ash.

How's life going, bud? Found a nice girl yet?

[Fortress]

How's life going, bud? Found a nice girl yet?

Very well, thank you.

[6 Reps]

In celebration of the 50th anniversary this weekend of the New York City Stonewall riots, which ignited the modern LGBT movement, AND something Getbig related, here below is an honorary photo:

[6 Reps]

And to honor the first OPENLY gay professional bodybuilder, Bob Paris:

[ratherbebig]