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01 Apr 2010 10:38

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Culture: Here are some faces to go with the names of those bloggers you read

These bloggers totally lead the conversation. Our personal favorite of these guys? The Village Voice’s Foster Kamer, far right, who’s a brilliant media commentator. source
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28 Jun 2009 21:57

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U.S.: A reporter on the Stonewall Riots’ front lines gives his account

  • … at approximately 2 a.m. on Saturday, June 28, the gay men decided they weren’t going to take it anymore. The clash outside the Stonewall went on for 48 more hours and become famous as the riots that started the gay-rights movement.
  • Lucian K. Truscott IV • A former Village Voice writer who had strange credentials for telling the story of the Stonewall Riots – he was a West Point graduate who was about to go back to the military – and honestly, stumbled upon a huge story. Truscott says that although the protest definitely kick-started the gay rights movement, it created a lot of myths around itself due to the lack of media coverage. The bar itself was not representative of gays in the city, comprising largely of younger gay males. But even older ones took notice of what happened at the bar that night. • source
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