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I found this discussion on Diana’s Little Corner In The Nutmeg State this AM. Diana calls her posting “Revisionist History Part III.” She puts it so well in her posting when she writes, “You ask why am I hung up on the Stonewall uprising and it is because so many people want to write us, the trans-community out of the history of the uprising. I feel that if I write about it enough than our rich history of political activism will not get lost.” Check out the discussion and the video here. The video is taken from Stonewall the movie which does take some liberties with the actual story but the charters are based on real life people who were at the Stonewall Inn during the rebellion. Queen Allison Alante was the only person who was at the rebellion and is in the movie. The people at the discussion table were there the night of saying NO! While your over at Diana’s check out her “Revisionist History Part I and Part II.” (check out her beautiful photographs too)
A note: We need each and everyone of us to be watchdogs when it comes to our stories. Nothing is small or insignificant about this process when people are trying to write any of us out of history. Attempts to erase, deny, omit, suppress must be met with us in full force out against the oppressors no matter who or what they may be. One thing that bothers me is we as a people haven’t taught our children well. Many do not know our wonderful stories. We have not shared with them or with straights the great gifts that we bring to all of human kind. That is a sadness that must be corrected.
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