Landmark Theatres: Don't Erase These Brave Trans Women From LGBT History!

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http://www.thepetitionsite.com/484/281/263/landmark-theatres-dont-erase-these-brave-trans-women-from-lgbt-history/

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A trailer for the new film Stonewall, directed by Roland Emmerich, has just been released online -- and it has the LGBT community up in arms. While the movie claims to celebrate the "unsung heroes" of the LGBT civil rights movement, a quick look at the trailer and the cast list proves the film does anything but.

For one thing, the film centers around a fictional character rather than any of the real people involved in the movement. This would be a puzzling choice all on its own, but it also seems that the filmmakers neglected to include many of the major players in the real life Stonewall Riots altogether, like Sylvia Rivera, Tammy Novak, or Miss Major -- drag performers, trans women, and women of color.

Trans activist Marsha P. Johnson appears in the film, but only as a background character. Black butch icon Stormé De Larverie also seems to be missing from the lineup, as well as bisexual activist Brenda Howard, the creator of the first pride parade after the riots. Why are their achievements being downplayed or outright ignored in the film?

While there were certainly white, gender-conforming gay men involved in the Stonewall Riots, and their role should be celebrated, this can't come at the expense of the lesbians and bi women, trans women, and people of color who played a pivotal role in this civil rights struggle. Imagine the outrage if a film about the black civil rights movement simply left out the role of Rosa Parks. This film erases the contributions of these br... more

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