nothing about us, without us: 50 years of stonewall i-D
This story originally appeared in i-D’s The Voice of a Generation Issue, no. 356, Summer 2019. Order your copy here. There’s a disconnect between many LGBT+ youth in 2019 and the generation who spearheaded the liberation that began in anger one summer evening in 1969. Stonewall is a movement and mainstream metaphor now, but its inception was more than just about breaking down the last barriers to equality, it was a reaction to institutionalised and deeply embedded prejudice. Pride marches, though cause for celebration in the many countries where gay persecution persists, have become detache…