Gay History Invisible to Mainstream America? - David Carter

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/06/23/The_Gay_Rights_Movement_Since_Stonewall

Stonewall historian David Carter criticizes the lack of historical coverage of the gay civil rights movement. "Our history, our movement, is not seen as American history," says Carter.

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This panel offers a rare look at the defining moments of the gay rights movement as seen through the eyes of journalists, historians, and media advocates. Panelists discuss these pivotal events; the role the media played in generating visibility for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people; and what the media accounts got right and wrong. - The New School

David Carter is the author of Stonewall: The Riots that Sparked the Gay Revolution, the basis for a forthcoming film for the PBS series American Experience. Before writing Stonewall, David was hired by Allen Ginsburg to edit his interviews which were published under the title Spontaneous Mind.

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[cavejourney]

TimTrim - I wish it was that simple. I was kicked out of the house at 17 for being gay. I've been physically beaten up many times for the same reason. It's wonderful that you want to save the planet - I wish you well with it and I volunteer with an environmental charity myself. It's swell that you don't hate gays - but many people still do.

You've lived with significantly more rights and privileges than I do. I want to save the planet AND live in freely within it.

[Sardonac]

The failure here is that even though there isn't a recorded and recognized history of many American minorities the history of gays in the United States has become increasingly prevalent and promoted yet is still rejected. Even Fox News refused to report that the movie "Milk" is about a gay politician.

[FaithandReasons]

@valu777

That is true. It's not an urban legend. The University of Southern California (USC) did a study on homosexual-parenting, and they reached the same conclusion. It's worthy of noting that USC is an advocate of homosexual-parenting and adoption. Before they conducted the study, they believed that there were "no differences" between children raised by homosexuals & those raised by heterosexual parents. Their study clearly refuted the "no differences" belief.

[FaithandReasons]

@MysticalMind

Estimates aren't around 8-12%. It's around 1.5-2%.

I see a lot of misinformation in these comments.

[Heyaitsjohn]

That's the truth, right there. Deal with it or just ignore it. I don't care.

[Supernova310]

how about you say something thats true

[Heyaitsjohn]

It's ignorant people like you who're going extinct. . . because the world needs your genes to STOP beng passed on :)

[Supernova310]

LOL i wish??? its reality.... i can give a fuck... I would abort a fag fetus in a heartbeat... I need my genes to continue

[Heyaitsjohn]

you wish :)

[Supernova310]

Homos are still going away...

[xxblodlustxx]

You need to go away lol

[Supernova310]

Who cares homos are going away lol