Also detective brian downey. Also is lieutenant brett parson, district native. He manages the department lesbian gay transsexual and bisexual department. Thank you all for taking part in this today. I am looking forward to learning a lot and looking back with you through your eyes and perspectives on where we were 50 years ago. It is kind of hard to believe. David, i would like to start with you if we can. What was new york like, what was america like before the stonewall riots . What was it like for the lgbt community. David it is counter intuitive. There is a common tendency in this country to assume that the further we go back in history, the worse things are going to be. Actually, in the history of and the interior d of u. S. In the entirety of u. S. History, the 60s and 50s were the worst time for lgbt people. That is because there had been a period of liberalization in the 1920s. But with the Great Depression coming along, that seemed to begin a clampdown on i will use gay people
And how the treatments of the lgbtq has changed over the past 50 years. The National Law Enforcement you see him in washington, d. C. Hosted this event. It is my pleasure and honor to be back with you as we stream as well, we are looking back on 50 years. Where we were 50 years ago at the stonewall riots and how far we have come. At the changes that have been made and the changes still to come. I would like to introduce our panel if we can. Starting with david carter, the author of stonewall. And a film which won the peabody award. Downey. Ective brian also is lieutenant brett parson, district native. Manages the department andian gay transsexual bisexual department. Thank you all for taking part in this today. I am looking forward to learning a lot and looking back with you through your eyes and perspectives on where we were 50 years ago. It is kind of hard to believe. David, i would like to start with you if we can. Like, what wasrk before thee stonewall riots . What was it like for
Recognized them, maybe someone from the school or someone from the community that they have been in, you heard about how this was in abington and quakertown. These are two essential areas that we are looking at and if anyone has information in records to seeing them together, a last point in time. Anything that was going on that is helpful to this investigation. Reporter we apologize for the sound interference there. In addition to being charged with endangerment and obstruction. The adopt of mother, sara is a person of interest in the homicide investigation, as of noon time she is in custody on the endangerment charms in Montgomery County but her bail is lowered significantly and some are afraid she will make bail soon and then become hard to find in the coming days. Live in bucks county, john rawlins, back to you all. Thank you. Investigators are searching for the person who shot and killed a 34yearold woman inside of an apartment in camden, the victim was shot in the head at 11 30 l
Without a woman. Women calling attention to womens issues including not working and buying from only women owned stores. There are rallies and marches planned for this day. Megan fitzgerald is at Freedom Plaza with one is just getting under way. Megan. Reporter guys, thats exactly right, this protest here is slowly starting to get participants here. You can see behind me not a big crowd at the moment but we are told that people are expected to gather here closer to 11 30. Thats when were told this protest is expected to start. They will then be marching to the white house. You can see a lot of signs and People Holding signs that say resist or stop the war on women, women rights are human rights. Youll recall this protest started by the organizers of the womens march on washington. Thats when over a Million People came out and demonstrated a day after the inauguration. They are asking women sol da solidarity. They are asking women to not shop. They are trying to demonstrate the Economic
Today. In a letter from superintendent Kevin Maxwell he apologized for the inconvenience noteing a callout was urged by action of womens march on washington. 1700 teachers and 30 of transportation staff requested that personal leave. Maxwell said schools simply dont have the staff or substitutes to fill absences and also said the board of education takes no political stance on day without a woman demonstration. Board memberal exing ander member Alexander Wallace understands the action. As a person, proud feminist. I understand the call of the organizations mission. And i understand the dire need for that statement to be heard. And to the employees that requested personal leave off from Prince George county Public Schools your message was heard loud and clear to this board member. Explain the School District like we heard from alexandria Public Schools yesterday cannot deny the personal leave when it is requested that is the way that the Union Bargaining agreement works. Thats agreement