How NYC Started the Gay Pride Movement

[@johngolden891]

Great Video! I attended Xavier High on 16th Street an easy walk to the Stonewall Inn. The Stonewall Riots took place between my Junior and Senior Year. Where was I when it took place? Doing the college tour at Holy Cross and BC! The next summer I was working in lower Manhattan saw the announcements of the first Gay Liberation Parade posted in many places. Unfortunately, I missed out on making history then. However, I had a wonderful time participating in the 1978 NY Pride Parade marching with the UCONN group. When we got to the Sheep Meadow I got to watch Grace Jones ride a motorcycle up onto the stage to perform. It was wonderful! In April 1993, I also took part in the March on Washington marching the college where I worked. Another great experience! The decade 1969-79 was a Golden Age of LGBTQ+ liberation in the U.S. Two useful sources of interest are George Chauncey's "Gay New York: 1890 - 1940" and Charles Kaiser's "The Gay Metropolis" that covers the period after 1945. And, of course, there is Martin Duberman''s great class "Stonewall". He analyses the lives of half a dozen LGBTQ+ people whose lives intersected during Stonewall.

[@patneil6844]

This episode was FABULOOOUUS!

[@fiftylester]

Love your content Tom. Very educational as always . Sending my gratitude from Ireland

[@franklinshouse8719]

Great video, Tom!! Love your work.

[@EphemeralProductions]

that part at the end, after the shot of the puppy all the way to the end, had me chuckling my arse off. LOL especially the toilet thing. lolz

[@bdearmond]

Impressive energy and enjoyable delivery!

[@AbsolPowers]

I'm a proud gay person, but even more proud to hear this history told again. Not as many people know about the gay rights movement past the word "stonewall" and that's really important to me.

[@elicielcajigas1977]

Coming from a straight person, Happy Pride, brother! It's a damn shame that we live in an intolerant society full of self righteous Conservative Republican people that's not willing to let the LGBTQ communities be themselves. Just remember that you have jealous, envious, and hateful assholes that will always find ways to show malice because their lives are not where they want it to be. I mean, some LGBTQ people and I have had our differences in the past, but living around intolerance and hate all the time is no way for a human being to live. You LGBTQ people are right, LOVE IS LOVE!!!! Too much damn hate in this world and I am sick and tired of hate!!!!! 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

[@jayonez137]

@@elicielcajigas1977 Fake News!!! You’re the one spreading the hate. I am a registered republican conservative since 1984. I don’t hate on anyone. I don’t give two shits what people do. However don’t force your beliefs down my throat or my kids throat. That’s when I have a problem

[@oliverbanes5121]

🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@jamessheridan4306]

It should be noted that at the time of the Stonewall uprising it was illegal for any bar owner liquor store owner or restaurant to serve alcohol to a self professed homosexual. They stood in danger of losing their liquor license.

[@jamessheridan4306]

Incidentally Tom and purely in the spirit of Pride month: NICE PECS!

[@jamessheridan4306]

@gayboyzig Very true; I simply didn't wish to overwhelm the boy.

[@rhondashotwell7358]

Well done! I'd heard of the Stonewall riots, but never knew what it was about. Thanks!

[@Ironworks35]

Another great video!!! Thanks, Tom...

[@harryjamessmithmusic7762]

Well, I believe there is the Marie's Crisis, sing-along piano bar, somewhere close. I think you covered it in one of your previous videos. Have a good one, Tom! Greetings from the EU!

[@Dhi_Bee]

As a history nerd among other related interests/hobbies (cultures, languages, geography, etc.) I really loved how you explain things in a fun & in depth way in a perfect amount of time. This video was interesting & to the point as well. Love & watch all your videos, bro! Thanks for being our tour guide!

[@troysierra5228]

Just a follow up to your segment. A year later in 1970. Pride was originally called, "Gay Liberation Day." There were only 4 major american cities that hosted a coming out pride parade that year. NYC, Boston, LA, San Francisco. Fast forward till today. Every american city has a pride parade. From Anchorage Alaska to Honolulu Hawaii. From the most staunchest conservative red states, to the most open minded liberal. Pride Parades have also been imported abroad. Japan, S. Korea, Thailand, Philippines. Are some of the largest in Asia. Latin American pride parades in Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Bogota, Colombia, Buenos Aires. Are the most heavily attended. Pride has gone global.

[@noreenanthony-tabar2148]

Not really Pride has gone global, there are 76 countries that have homosexual laws against gays, 6 of which the penalty is death. Most are Muslim controlled countries. And we need to fight that injustice in those countries. China doesn't allow gay right or same sex marriage, so #boycottChina

[@elaineburnett5230]

Thanks for that additional information.

[@DanerStranger]

Great vid, as always!

[@angelicagaldos]

Awesome video Tom! Happy Pride Month!! Also to any upcoming videos that may mention this video and past videos: SICK PLUG

[@Challenger540i]

Such a brilliant vid! Full of knowledge, fact's, amusing and v watchable. Thank you Tom... you deserve more views than 'king kittens!!!!! x

[@steveallman7581]

Of all of your videos this has to be my favorite, I think it takes the record for people walking in front of the camera.

[@LouiseEgan]

Great video -- lotta history there and good commentary too!

[@MrTonyBham]

Thanks for a great educational video Tom!!! Happy Pride!!!

[@eugenedimitrov]

Another cool video as always!!!

[@VegetaUnv7]

It's funny I was in NYC in March and randomly just went to Julius Bar. Great strong drinks btw.

[@EphemeralProductions]

that doggie was adorable! the shot of her sleeping !

[@geridibs5005]

Another great video Tom!! Thanks!!

[@billyd10]

Thanks for posting this Tom. A great video. I appreciate your heartfelt discussion of the importance of LGBTQ rights. You are the best!!

[@michaelcharley8384]

The one thing you, Tom did not cover was when the "lesbian/gay march" first left Christopher St to protest and celebrate in less friendly environs such as Midtown. I confess I do not remember myself, but do recall myself marching up Fifth Ave in either 79 or the early eighties. Thanks and cheers.

[@memphoscorpio]

I watch your videos just to see my name at the end. I’ll do a Chorus Line kick with you any day. I’m proud to be a kick line gay weirdo lol. I’ve been called a lot worse in my life. One day, I will have to tell you about my wild experience the last time I was in NYC !!! On a serious note, I wish this video would go viral. I think the LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈 community needs to be reminded of this because our rights are always under threat, especially in light of what Clarence Thomas said in his Roe v Wade statement. The world blames us for all that is wrong in society and in some countries it is still illegal to be gay. Our fight is never over. Thank you, Tom, for being being an ally !!

[@LuciePohl1]

Another amazing video! Thank you for teaching us REAL nyc history. Tom is the best!

[@anncrane1097]

You might have gone to the Marsha P. statue. Also, the Women’s Detention that was around there at the time. But, another video. I loved your speech at the very end there. Great job!

[@geoffreyselvage1673]

Thank you Tom for this brilliant video.

[@alankovacs7636]

Happy Belated Birthday. I will be in NYC 21-24 in July. Where can I find where YOU will be performing? Hope to see You on stage

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Thank you for sharing being there in New York...

[@chiefexec]

Sick Patron plug!

[@philandry7656]

Cafe Society close by. First integrated night club. Nina Simone played there.

[@stevendaniel8126]

Came out 65 years ago.......... Fought the good fight. Never been prouder. Great video - thanks.

[@Gl6619]

Eric’s mob name-something with the word “matrix resurrections” in it You should never let him forget 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@paulhiebert1887]

Tom's total pan of Matrix Resurrections saved me 148 minutes of my life...sure I wasted them anyway, but, I enjoyed doing it!!! LOL

[@ciel222]

THANKS for making this video during pride month 😊 Iam a gay man living in NYC , I learned new things from this video

[@TrainsFerriesFeet]

Thank you for this excellent synopsis of the Stonewall Riots. I was a 5 year old kid in Jersey when they happened and LGBTQ people are still having to fight homophobic and transphobic laws today. The fight never ends.

[@tiamarrow6366]

As a proud 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 member, I actually went back in 2019 but unfortunately I didn’t get to see the actual parade….only the surrounding parties (my cousins who had went in 2018, thought the parade was boring, and didn’t think to tell me until we got on the train going to the city, that we were only going to the parties) so I missed out on the true NYC pride experience. Then 2020 it was cancelled, last year there was an impromptu parade which I also missed, and this year I’m gonna miss it again due to Covid still being around, as well as Monkeypox, and the whole crime rate rising again. So hopefully next year I’ll be able to go, and it will be better.

[@tinypinata505]

Thank you for this and for doing your part to illuminate and help people remember gay history, a lot of which has been lost to time.

[@thomasmurphy83]

Thanks for this! Also interesting that a history video is so triggering to folks. Meanwhile, ally’s like you are the folks who I feel are most secure with themselves- I appreciate seeing a straight male speak on this with such ease. We need more of that.

[@letsseewhatelse6086]

Siiiick vid, bro.

[@LollyandPop2]

Sorry for all those history haters and other haters. Love your videos!

[@kathleenwalsh4843]

Thank you. Love you videos.

[@Chris-hp9be]

Great video. Keep it up. Don’t let the homophobes get ya.

[@travelingtipps]

Thanks for this video! Happy pride 🏳️‍🌈

[@roscoemuttley]

Kinda started to blow it with the puppy and kitty scorn, but you got me back with that extempore speech. You should also get a 3rd person as "security"

[@RebekahCurielAlessi]

I hadn't heard of Marsha P Johnson and now I'm grieving...

[@edmciver]

Tom, you need a bodyguard or two to keep those History Haters in line.

[@carmenpbronx9190]

Tom maybe you should do a video on the best places for certain foods 🦞🦀🍑🥭🥐🥨🧇🌭🍟🍟🍔🥗🌮🍕🍝🥟🍱🎂🍩🍿🍰

[@simon7762]

Hey Tom, sick flow!

[@OUTNABOUTwithYoursTrulyLIZZOC]

Like always... #informative #entertaining #engaging great to see this through your eyes! Cheers! 🥂

[@Moncriefs]

When he said "Waverly Place" I pointed at my screen like Leonardo DiCaprio🤣

[@harryjamessmithmusic7762]

Fantastic job, Tom!

[@tejida815]

Great video.

[@timk7073]

Wow, the homophobes in the comments are triggered.

[@MaltedJacker]

Then stop trying to disrobe a homophobe ! WEEEEEEE 😜😝🤣

[@timk7073]

Seek help

[@janicetorrey8132]

IKR? It drives them nuts, without even affecting their lives 😂

[@sjmazzoli]

tom & eric walking and talking filming and dishing on the expansion of consciousness & tolerance on planet earth...(aka erf)...coolness.....

[@woop2235]

Happy Pride everyone!!🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🥰✨💯🌟

[@amandaquinn9033]

Loving the historic aspect, I will impress my friends when we go.

[@alexwallace6120]

Thanks for taking only 17 or so minutes to tell that part of LGBTQ+.I think I had a drink at Julius in 1982!

[@SL-cs3mt]

This video is important.

[@monica-NJ-123]

Thank you , very interesting 👍

[@eugenedimitrov]

Hey Tom!!! What's up?

[@lupelupelupe]

Tomas, I have something you can take pride in... almost 60k subs

[@romaczech75]

Thanks for this video, Tom! Some of these comments are unfortunate though....

[@walkwithtom236]

Unfortunate because they don't agree with yours? Not tolerant are you

[@dcny69]

How times have changed. Years ago people stayed away from gay topics because they were projecting their insecurities. They were afraid that people might think they were gay. Thank you Tom for showing part of history for a group of people.

[@maybetomorrow-littlesthobo7991]

"...year of our loorrrdd I don't even know what that means..." quote of the day.

[@jackeroo08]

I wish this handsome young man had been my history teacher.

[@assistanttrailerparksuperv6839]

I’m not gay but I think this is wonderful. But just to clarify, I’m not gay.

[@tiffanyjay20]

😆 😆

[@64jmoore]

OK... I'm a subscriber. I enjoy your videos. And you got some things right in this video, BUT as for why June 28th, 1969 was the powder keg it was, you totally missed the mark... COMPLETELY! Judy Garland is a gay icon and was always friendly to our community! She started in the Wizard of Oz in 1939 which was an early movie that showed men in non-masculine roles (The Cowedly Lion, Scare Crow, The Tin Man) Gay men were drawn to that movie and drawn to Judy Garland. In the in 1940s, 50s, 60s gay men used a phrase to communicate to another person to see if they were gay and only other gay people knew the phrase and could respond appropriately. "Are you a friend of Dorothy?" Well... On Sunday June 22, 1969, Judy Garland died by suicided in London. The Stonewall Inn had been raided many times before, but this time was different. THIS is why that following weekend was a powder keg that is was Gay people were distrait over this huge loss of an ally. And it was the lesbians and drag queens who stood up to the cops! (Side note: this is why most gay pride parades start with Lesbians' and drag queens in front out of respect of their actions in the Stonewall riots.) They had had enough. They just wanted to morn Judy Garland, but the cops came in to harass them like they usually do. Lesbians' normally don't take crap from anyone, and the drag queens were pissed off, and that started the Stonewall Riots. THAT started the modern gay rights movement. Not the mobster's owning a gay bar, which is something that I never knew before about the Stonewall Inn, but was the same here in St Louis, but you focused a lot on that, and it had nothing on what happened that day at the Stonewall riots! It was about people distraught over Judy Garland Death and harassing cops. And that why it because a power keg for violence that night. That is why June 28th happened at the Stonewall Inn. There are plenty of books written (and a few movies and documentaries) on this subject. I get you are not gay. But I would suggest seeking out people from what ever subject mater you are doing a video on, to make sure you get the story right. This year, at my work, the new diversity manager reached out to me to learn more about pride month, and it's history, for their June Diversity Email to the origination for Pride Month.

[@roberttucker4754]

Full Tour..!

[@pedroomila]

Awesome video!

[@JPM2k22]

Ahh the village voice!!

[@jeffdavis9972]

Thanks Tom that was nice

[@tahuaroa]

9:40 - as soon as they see me doing a kick line they’re like “screw this guy, we’re just gonna walk in front of his camera” 🏳️‍🌈

[@cookingartguy2170]

Wonderful! Thanks!

[@thatwasprettyneat]

Great video but I doubt you were really hot. I live on Long Island and it was 62 degrees today

[@JPM2k22]

Probably not filmed today

[@thatwasprettyneat]

@@JPM2k22 That occurred to me after I wrote it and I just thought "too late; I'm a moron, who cares"

[@mikehisey2631]

I'm GAY for you Tom

[@anthonyvicchiarelli150]

I ain't even gay but Tom could get it

[@wendym5137]

Fantastic Tom

[@davidsilver4339]

Don't be bitter Tom; I love your videos. But yeah, you should have stopped at the barber. :0 :) :)

[@anncrane1097]

Great video. I think it’s badass that people stood up to corrupt police. That took some bravery and some not today mofo energy that is rare at any point in history.

[@3506Dodge]

LA and SF would challenge the title of this video.

[@paulmcdonough1093]

at ,5 mins nearly a head on crash with 2 bikes behind you

[@christianhansen3292]

show us more of your cool kicks thanks!

[@sirreynolds1681]

You didn’t mention Pride once. Thank God

[@goodfay]

The puppies 🐶

[@deborahjesic4804]

Yeah baby! love ya❤

[@aftermath2495]

God ! I Love this Guy.

[@lykiemonteroso833]

love this.

[@bocachucka]

Tom, I enjoy your videos., especially when you show old photos of your sexy face without all that hair everywhere. Such a nice boy!

[@violimo]

It's June 2022 the year Clarence Thomas wants to destroy your history.

[@andrenewcomb3708]

Dear old Mom wonders why didn't a female ever SEE my son. Because there's so little love. They have enemies. Not surprising. They demand that reproduction is 'the way'. BUT "the way" blades the lands of balances resulting in pandemics. And in these times, you cannot feel loved where there's only 24 hour supplies of food. They even go so far as to scorn "The Lord". It's no wonder that they have enemies.

[@FRADAVE02]

I love your videos, Tom, but in case you don't know it, you're in New York! People have places to be! GET OUT OF THE EFFEN' WAY!! ☠ 💜 🏳️‍🌈

[@IanoHausen]

Hello!!!

[@rich1760]

Tom, remove the NYC from your KZbin channel name. You only feature Manhattan, hipster Brooklyn and some parts of Queens.

[@walkwithtom236]

A lawyer that doesn't know what a.d. means?

[@LSK1]

You do conspiracy theory videos ????😬😬😬

[@fredricclack7137]

👠 🥻 🌧️ 🚫

[@zabaletinho]

When's the straight pride parade?

[@cookingartguy2170]

Straight pride has been apparent for the last 200 years.

[@atlan61]

you should of done the video shirtless in honor of "pride" ; )

[@chuckscott4661]

Keep it in your pants, Val : )

[@1045310453]

siCk pLuG