Annotated Bibliography

John Doe US History January 1, 2018 Annotated Bibliography

Stonewall Riots

Cusac, Anne-Marie. "The Promise of Stonewall." The Progressive 63, no. 8 (August 1999): 10. EBSCOhost. Academic Search Complete.

This article talks about how the Stonewall Riots was and is the promise of radical sexual equality. This article talks about the impact that this event had and continues to have of members of the community thirty years after the fact. "The answer lies, we believe, in the unique nature of the Stonewall.... When it was raided, they fought for it.... They had nothing to lose other than the most tolerant and open-minded gay place in town” (Cusac 1999 p10). This article can be used to back up the argument of not only the significance of the Stonewall Riots in 1969-70’s but that the promise has still yet to be fulfilled for many members of the community. "Anybody can come in and not feel uncomfortable," he says. "That's what we were fighting about to begin with." The promise of Stonewall is a promise of radical sexual equality. It excludes no one” (Cusac 1999 p10). One could say that while the Stonewall Riots had great impact on gay liberation movements and such, the ‘flamboyant’ members of the community [like Marsha P. Johnson] were being left behind.

Franke-Ruta, Garance. "An Amazing 1969 Account of the Stonewall Uprising." The Atlantic. January 24, 2013. Accessed March 16, 2018. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/01/ an-amazing-1969-account-of-the-stonewall-uprising/272467/.

The article “An amazing 1969 Account of the Stonewall Uprising” is a great source for gathering insight and information on the events leading up to the Stonewall Riots and why the Stonewall Inn was important to so many people. The article proceeds to mention chants and dialogue from the Riots. This article includes an account by Dick Leitsch and mentions President Barack Obamas inaugural speech that mentioned the Stonewall era. This source can be used in the paper to address the importance of the Stonewall Inn and to cite various statistics. This particular source would most likely be used towards the end of the paper in order to tie in that while much progress has been made since the Stonewall era, there is still much to be done.

Hillstrom, Laurie Collier. The Stonewall Riots. Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, 2016.

This book is both a primary and secondary source as it is divided into three sections that include; an accurate account of the Stonewall Riots, biographies on leading figures connected to the riots, and primary sources such as; official documents, first-hand accounts, memoirs, and other important works. In using this book as a research tool, it will give an in-depth and detail oriented account of not just the riot itself but those involved in it. The overview of the events will give myself and others a better understanding of how and why the riots began as well as the different affects it had on various members of the LGBT community. This specific source can be used throughout the final paper in a way that backs the argument being made about the Stonewall Riots.

History.com Staff. "Stonewall Riots." History.com. 2017. Accessed March 17, 2018. https://www.history.com/topics/the-stonewall-riots.

This source is a great for gathering information on the Stonewall Riots and why they were so important. It talks about how the gay bars acted as a place of refuge for those who did not conform with the societal norms of the 1960s. It informs us that the mafia saw a profit to be made and their role in events leading up to the riots, including buying the Stonewall inn and turning into a gay bar, as well as paying off corrupt officers to ignore the actives that took place there. The source can be used in connection to the argument that the riots were a galivanting force for LGBT political activism.

Williams, Cristan. "Interview With an Actual Stonewall Riot Veteran: The Ciswashing of Stonewall Must End!" The Trans Advocate. February 18, 2013. Accessed March 16, 2018. http://transadvocate.com/interview-with-an-actual- stonewall-riot-veteran-the- ciswashing- of-stonewall-must-end_n_8750.htm.

This primary source gives an authentic and eye-opening perspective of the Stonewall Riots. The interview consisted of events including where he[interviewee; Roy McCarthy] had been the night the riots first began [asleep across the street from the riots]. He mentions the emotion and moments of the Stonewall Riots. As said by Roy; “But it was those of us who had nothing to lose, and stood up, and everybody joined in afterwards. We were all very tight knit very tight knit. It wasn’t like we were giving verbal support to the queens who were getting locked up in the paddy wagon. It wasn’t just some sort of spectator thing like at a football came — this was something from our heart, deep down inside” (Williams 2013). The interview transcript included was done in 1999 and was retrieved from the Transgender Archive in Houston, Texas. This interview can be used as supporting evidence throughout the paper and in the argument that many fail to include the important role transgender people played in the Stonewall Riots and its significance.