Tuesday, August 3, 2010 — 6:30 p.m.
Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue, NYC
 
Gay Rights in the 1960s and Today

In June of 1969, the Stonewall Riots, a six-day series of protests, demonstrations, and confrontations between the city’s gay community and the police, sparked a new phase in the civil rights movement. Almost all of the most critical events that redefined the movement for gay equality, including Stonewall and the birth of Gay Liberation, occurred during the Lindsay administration. Join historian David Carter, author of Stonewall: The Riots that Sparked the Gay Revolution, as he moderates a discussion with key figures in the gay rights movements of the Lindsay era and today. Featuring Dick Leitsch, President of the New York Mattachine Society, and Rich Wandel of the Gay Activists Alliance.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition America’s Mayor: John V. Lindsay and the Reinvention of New York. This Mark E. Ouderkirk Memorial Program exploring lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender culture and history is generously supported by The Ted Snowdon Foundation.

Reservations required. $6, Museum members; $12, Non-members; $8, Seniors and students.

Democracy for NYC members: phone or email the museum and mention Democracy for NYC to receive a special $6.00 rate when you buy your ticket.  212.534.1672 www.mcny.org