Came together, then? yeah, both this new generation of activists and also the older l generation of activists and lesbian activists, gay activists and transgender activists. oh, yes lesbians unite, yeah. and so here you see thousands- of people who were willing to come out of the closet and be part of this political movement. i it s hoped that exhibitions like this will help keep the memory of what happened alive and inspire future generations. i m 27 this is the first time i m seeing many of these pieces. why should people my age, my generation, care about this exhibition? in this internet age of people - liking things on facebook and a kind of internet activism, i think it s very hard for people ito realise the real oppression thati people faced in the 1960s and 70s, and also that they were able to make a difference. - and the way they changed our society was by getting personally involved in politics, - injoining organisations, creating newsletters - and putting their bo
And so here you see thousands- of people who were willing to come out of the closet and be part of this political movement. i it s hoped that exhibitions like this will help keep the memory of what happened alive and inspire future generations. i m 27 this is the first time i m seeing many of these pieces. why should people my age, my generation, care about this exhibition? in this internet age of people - liking things on facebook and a kind of internet activism, i think it s very hard for people ito realise the real oppression thati people faced in the 19605 and 70s, and also that they were able to make a difference. - and the way they changed our society was by getting personally involved in politics, i injoining organisations, creating newsletters i and putting their bodies on the line in demonstrations. i think we need to appreciate today and also be inspired by today- to know that we can make a difference again. - and back at stonewall, a chance encounter with a group of st
| of their participation in stonewall, | but they were really major activists |at the time and were on the front| lines of all of the demonstrations. so the whole community came together, then? yeah, both this new generation of activists and also the older l generation of activists and lesbian activists, gay activists and transgender activists. oh, yes lesbians unite, yeah. and so here you see thousands- of people who were willing to come out of the closet and be part of this political movement. i it s hoped that exhibitions like this will help keep the memory of what happened alive and inspire future generations. i m 27 this is the first time i m seeing many of these pieces. why should people my age, my generation, care about this exhibition? in this internet age of people - liking things on facebook and a kind of internet activism, i think it s very hard for people ito realise the real oppression thati people faced in the 19605 and 705, and also that they were able to make
But they were really major activists |at the time and were on the front| lines of all of the demonstrations. so the whole community came together, then? yeah, both this new generation of activists and also the older l generation of activists and lesbian activists, gay activists and transgender activists. oh, yes lesbians unite, yeah. and so here you see thousands- of people who were willing to come out of the closet and be part of this political movement. i it s hoped that exhibitions like this will help keep the memory of what happened alive and inspire future generations. i m 27 this is the first time i m seeing many of these pieces. why should people my age, my generation, care about this exhibition? in this internet age of people - liking things on facebook and a kind of internet activism, i think it s very hard for people ito realise the real oppression thati people faced in the 1960s and 70s, and also that they were able to make a difference. - and the way they changed