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On ITL this February, Singer Lesley Gore (It's My Party) hosts "Historical Blindness", a look back at LGBT life before Stonewall.
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The Griot CircleIn 1996 a group of African American seniors "in the life" came together to form "The Griot Circle." In the golden years of lives that have spanned the eras both before and after Stonewall, the organization's members preserve their unique community by providing each other with the support, activities and advocacy they have not found elsewhere. |
Romaine BrooksLong before the modern gay rights movement, Romaine Brooks, an ex-patriot American broke any number of conventions, when she moved to Paris, lived openly in limelight of left bank society and became the first major artist to make lesbians her primary subject. Her desire to create what came naturally to her made Brooks one of the greatest, most respected and least known artists of the 20th century. |
Billy TiptonDefying all odds, Billy Tipton carved out a career in the music business that lasted more than 40 years. Born Dorothy Lucille Tipton in 1914, Tipton dreamed of a career as a piano player in a jazz band - a dream he realized when he became Billy. |
Real to Reel: Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard RustinThe late Bayard Rustin fought passionately to give a voice to the African-American civil rights movement. Rustin wrote the first civil rights act, organized the march on Washington, and brought non-violence to the movement-the same movement that forced him out because his gayness was a political liability. On this month's "Real to Reel" IN THE LIFE looks at the documentary, "Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin." |
Independence HallFrom 1965 to 1969 a small group of stalwart gay and lesbian activists began staging quiet but courageous demonstrations against job discrimination in the government outside Philadelphia's "Independence Hall". This month, IN THE LIFE revisits the five years of annual protesting that preceded Stonewall with early activists Barbara Gittings and Frank Kameny. |
Storme DelaviereFinally, IN THE LIFE profiles a woman who's been at the center stage of gay life for decades. From her early days as a male impersonator through the spark that ignited the Stonewall riots, Stormé Delaviere has weathered it all. |
OUT TAKESITL commentator, Harvey Fierstein calls attention to the work left for today's LGBT community in "Being Useful." |