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SVA's color theme
for June is lavender for *G*L*B*T*
Pride Month!
Friday, December 25 -- CHRISTMAS DAY (INTERNATIONAL
HOLIDAY)
Tuesday, December 22 -- STONEWALL SONGSTRESS RONNIE SPECTOR'S CHRISTMAS
SHOW
This year, for a change of venue,
Ronnie
Spector's "Best Christmas Show Ever" will be at the New York City Winery Club.
Her popular (then and now) rock 'n' soul Christmas songs are "Sleigh Ride",
"Frosty The Snowman" and "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus", all originally,
spectacularly, produced by Phil Spector and backed by the incredible Wall-of-Sound
orchestra. Ronnie, of course, will also perform her top dozen hit records from
the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s including the highlights "Be My Baby", "Baby, I Love U",
"Do I Love U" and "Walking In The Rain". SVA will be happily represented by its
chairman
Williamson Henderson, public
relationist
Bruce A. Poli, and office
manager
AnDre Christie among others.
Miss Ronnie, then the lead singer of the fabulous
Ronettes, was the runner-up most popular Christmas song
singer at the old Stonewall! And, you won't read that NYC Gay history
411 in the Gayragpaper. They would not know. Period! To hear
Ronnie's Christmas songs on the radio currently, tune into
106.7 FM!
Sunday, December 20 -- STONEWALL SONGSTRESS DARLENE LOVE'S CHRISTMAS
CONCERT
As her annual tradition for many years,
Darlene
Love will be at B.B. King's Nightclub for her popular Christmas concert!
Darlene's four big holiday hits in The Stonewall Jukebox were and most
everywhere now are "White Christmas", "It's A Marshmallow World", "Winter Wonderland"
and the rollicking "Christmas, Baby, Please Come Home"! You will not read
it in the NYC Gayragpaper but Miss Love was the ultimate Christmas song singer at the
original Stonewall Club! How would they know? The three un-wise
creeps are not from this state and the current owners are... errr...
heterosexuals! (Kinda weird for an allegedly Gay paper. When you go to a
Chinese restaurant you expect the owners to be Chinese.) Darlene will
belt out all her hgit songs including "Today I Met The Boy I'm Gonna Marry"
(talk about Gay marriage), "He's A Rebel"
(#1), "Wait Til My Bobby Gets Home", "He's Sure The Boy I Love" and "A Fine,
Fine Boy".
Williamson Henderson,
AnDre Christie,
Leigh McManus and
Benson
Sydnor happily rep the S.V.A. Doors open for drinks and dinner @ 6
p.m. Showtime is @ 8 p.m. To prove that her holiday show is more popular
than ever, Darlene has been extended to six different nights including December 23rd
and 26th and January 2nd and 16th and February 11th spanning seven weeks!
Darlene is the singing queen of Christmas!
Saturday, December 12 -- REMEMBERING FORMER NYC MAYOR ED KOCH
(1926-2013)
Tuesday, December 8 -- STONEWALL V.A. DINNER
MEETING with NATIONAL GLBT ORGANIZATION
Sunday, December 6 -- CONGRESSWOMAN YVETTE CLARKE'S PRE-HOLIDAY
PARTY
"Congresswoman Yvette Clarke's Birthday Bash + Pre-Holiday Party" is Today!
Special honored guest is former NYC Councilwoman Dr. Una S. Clarke a.k.a.
Yvette's mother! Representing the S.V.A. is its office manager AnDre Christie
(also with Jamaican ancestry) and Ruthybird and Ro-Ro, constituents of YDC.
This year's event is at 26 Bridge (Club) in the DUMBO (Down Under Manhattan
Bridge Overpass) section of Brooklyn starting @ 4 p.m.
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Sunday, November 29 -- REMEMBERING.... STONEWALL VET DAVID R. ALI
(died 1986)
Thursday, November 26 -- THANKSGIVING DAY (AMERICAN NATIONAL HOLIDAY):
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Monday, November
23 -- GLBT ORGANIZATIONAL REUNION
MEETING
This timely, specially-planned, pre-holiday
meeting is scheduled to reunite and restrategize for the political, and other
factors, of the GLBT community. Meeting is from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. or so.
Sunday, November
22 -- REMEMBERING..... U.S. PRESIDENT
JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY
Saturday, November
21 -- S.V.A. SUPPORTER BIRTHDAY:
CONGRESSWOMAN YVETTE CLARKE of BROOKLYN
Wednesday, November 18, New York, NY --
"
THE STONEWALL VETERANS Return to THE STONEWALL
INN"
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The Stonewall Veterans Return to The Stonewall
Inn" is a super, special, supreme event for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and
Transgender ("GLBT") community and our non-GLBT friends, supporters and
sponsors!
The venue is where the S.V.A.
members started as an entity:
The STONEWALL
Inn. This significant shindig, appropriately and uniquely sponsored by
the
STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans'
Association, is timely with the
46th anniversary year of the Stonewall Rebellion and the U.S. Supreme Court's
monumental Marriage Equality law-of-the-land plus the release of the
long-awaited and eagerly-anticipated new "
STONEWALL" movie
about the Stonewall Era and the place where we are having our event!
There will be movie posters on display.
The multi-faceted and diverse movie is dramatically directed by the
openly-Gay
Roland Emmerich. The
powerful film culminates with the world-changing uprising! A producer of the
film will be present! Stonewall veterans confirmed are
Williamson Henderson,
Nance Lomax,
Leigh
McManus,
Doneva Russell,
Bert Coffman,
Joan
Sobel,
David Leong,
Patti Stone,
Jitterz
Greenfield,
Mary Twist, et al.
The SVA's supportive keynote speaker is NYS Assemblymember and New York
County Democratic Committee Chairman Keith
L.T. Wright! Many NYC public officials have confirmed their
attendance. Do not expect the poisoned-by-his-own-staff Phat Man! His
latest Gay rip-off is to falsely claim 'his' idea for a Stonewall monument. The
S.V.A. started it about a quarter-of-a-century ago! We have the master plans,
the paperwork, the proposals, the sketches, the artwork and
the designer! It has been on public display for years -- including
tonight! The SVA's founder Williamson and the new S.V.A. director Nance are co-hosting the event! Voting:
S.V.A. members will elect the chairman of the S.V.A. Original
"Songs of The Stonewall Jukebox" (1966
to 1969) will be played all evening! Come hear the Stonewall jukebox hit
songs of Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Beatles, Barbra Streisand,
Marvin Gay, The Shangri-Las, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Shirley
Bassey, Tom Jones, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, The Beach Boys, Darlene
Love, Mick Jagger, The Marvelettes, Michael Jackson & The J-5, Ronnie Spector,
Len 'Dovell' Barry, The Angels, The Temptations, Dionne Warwick, Chris Montez, et al.
The "Songs of The Stonewall" is compiled by Williamson & Friends; hand-made "SOTS" compact discs
are distributed privately as S.V.A. gifts. Bruce A. Poli, SVA's public relationist, provides reports
on the international "Stonewall 50" vis-a-vis the Heritage of Pride group.
Stacey
M. Lentz, co-cordinator for the event, is representing the Stonewall
Inn. SVA's Liaison Mendi
Saltza conducts a 'roll call' of how many Gay City Council members
are present? Do you really expect that rolly-polly, self-promoting Danni
Dumm, known mostly for his endless fund-raisers promoting his job security yet
doesn't pay basic SVA dues! Where's the pride? Let's see!
SVA's office manager AnDre
Christie and Bronx liaison Joanette
Serrano greet guests at the "Stonewall" welcome table. All attendees are
required to sign the SVA's guest book with Youth-for-SVA's Eldon Johnson and/or Duran Wilson. "The Happening" is from 6 p.m. sharp
to 9 p.m. not-so-sharp. Minimum admission is $10; however, attendees are
encouraged to also donate to the non-profit S.V.A. Pretend it is for ESPA
(where they charge $500+ at a fancy hotel for rubber chicken and powdered potatoes)!
The Stonewall is not The Sheraton but this is a fund- besides fun-raiser for
the S.V.A.
Monday, November 16 -- STONEWALL VETERANS
DAVID BERMUDEZ and ERICA WEBSTER SPEAK at UNIVERSITY of RHODE ISLAND for "GENDER
& SEXUALITY" FORUM
Tuesday, November 10 -- S.V.A. SUPPORTER BIRTHDAY: "STONEWALL" MOVIE
DIRECTOR ROLAND EMMERICH
Sunday, November 8 -- STONEWALL VETERAN
BIRTHDAY: JITTERZ GREENFIELD of NJ
Saturday, October 31 (Halloween) --
S.V.A. MONTHLY MEETING
SVA's meeting this year is on
Halloween!
You can wear a Halloween costume or just do face make-up like a flame queen!
Meeting is emcee'd by S.V.A. director
Willson L. Henderson. Main topic is planning for special event "
The Stonewall
Veterans Return to The Stonewall Inn" on Wednesday, November 18th (from 6
to 8 p.m.).
Mendi Seltza serves the
updates on public officials including the good Governor
Andrew Cuomo, the bad elected "
Phat Man" (aka The Natler) and the beautiful Congresswoman
Carolina Maloney. ("The Good, The Bad and The
Beautiful" is a Gay-favorite Lana Turner movie!)
Donni Russell reports on the S.V.A. membership.
S.V.A. meeting today is from 4:15 to 6 p.m.
AnDre Christie manages the event. Wear a costume,
face make-up or at least something orange! The nearby Greenwich Village
Halloween Parade on Avenue of the Americas kicks off @ 7 p.m. You can walk
there (only one-and-a-half blocks) after the S.V.A. meeting. Also visit
the Halloween Parade website at:
www.Halloween-NYC.com.
Thursday, October 29 -- S.V.A. MEETS with a CONGRESSIONAL
CANDIDATE
Rendezvous is in the NYC 13th Congressional District! Primary elections for
Congress in NY are next June. The private meeting is @ 7 p.m.
Thursday, October 22 -- MANHATTAN COMMUNITY BORED #2 GENERAL MEETING @ 6
p.m.
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Monday, October 19 -- STONEWALL BIRTHDAY: PATTI RENE STONE in
FL
Sunday, October 18 -- GAY NEWZ: WORLD GAY PRIDE 2019 SHALL BE in
MANHATTAN, NYC!
Congratulations to the place where it all ignited:
Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City! Congratulations to all of
the members of the
STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans'
Association and others who were actually there not the wannabes, living
and posthumously, for starting the pride! Congratulations are also in order to
the STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans' Association for being the sole keeper of the flame
of Stonewall since 1969! Manhattan won with a humongous reassuring vote of 97%!
Other competitor cities were London, Berlin and Las Vegas. This way, the
1969 "Stonewall Car" does not have to be transported aboard a steamship to Germany!
Let's have a toast to St. Judy!
Sunday, October 18 -- STONEWALL VETS' ASSOCIATION
"STREETFAIR"
The "S.V.A. Streetfair" is its 13th! The location is the same on good ole
Greenwich Avenue from Seventh Avenue crossing Bank Street, West 12th Street, Jane
Street and Horatio Street to Eighth Avenue in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NYC,
all day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, October 17 -- STONEWALL SONGSTRESS DIONNE WARWICK at B.B. KING'S
NIGHTCLUB @ 8 p.m.
Dionne Warwick, one of the most popular
songstresses in The Stonewall Jukebox from 1966 to 1969 holds her annual concert in
Manhattan, NY, where it all started -- both for her and for us! Stonewall songs
guaranteed to be sung by Dionne include "Do You Know The Way To San Jose", "Message
To Michael", "Valley Of The Dolls", "Alfie" and "This Girl's In Love With You".
The S.V.A. is proudly represented by S.V.A. founder
Williamson Henderson and excitedly by S.V.A. office
manager
AnDre Christie. Backstage, they
will be informing Dionne which song of hers is sung (in part) by an old queen at the
counter of a coffee shop in Greenwich Village in the movie "STONEWALL".
Venue is B.B. King's Nightclub on West 42nd Street near Times Square.
Dinnertime starts @ 6 p.m. Showtime begins @ 8 p.m.
Thursday, October 15 -- STONEWALL BIRTHDAY: ADRIENNE SEIDEN of BROOKLYN
and MANHATTAN
Sunday, October 11 -- "STONEWALL!" MOVIE OUTING to the CHELSEA BOWTIE
THEATRE
Another S.V.A. group OUT-ing to see the movie "
STONEWALL" about the Stonewall Era, the Stonewall people,
the Stonewall Club and the Stonewall Rebellion. The lead composite Gay
character "Danny Winters" is convincingly played by
Jeremy Irvine. The surprise finale is the most
illuminating and inspiring scene in any Gay movie ever! Film is expertly
directed by the openly-Gay
Roland Emmerich.
Confirmed attendees are S.V.A. founder and movie "Stonewall" consultant
Williamson Henderson, PRIDE Democrats
vice-president
Steven Gradman, Lambda
Independent Democrats official
Art Judge,
Downtown Independent Democrats official
Diana
Campbell, S.V.A. FaceBook admistrator
Sanjay
Peters, S.V.A. Executive Committee member
Joan Sobel and many others! "STONEWALL" movie
event is hosted by SVA's office manager AnDre Christie. The Chelsea Bow Tie
Theatre is located at 260 West 23 Street in the Gay Chelsea section of the West Side
of Manhattan, NY. Meet-up is by 4 p.m. in front of the theatre. Movie
starts @ 4:15 p.m.
Sunday, October 11 --
"COMING OUT GAY"
DAY
Wednesday, October 7 -- THE STONEWALL MOVIE: CAST +
BIO'S
All of this interesting "
STONEWALL"
information about the cast and their biographies and a colorful photo of each is
avalable at:
www.TheSTONEWALLMovie.com/#/cast-crew
Monday, October 5 -- STONEWALL BIRTHDAY: S.V.A. FOUNDER WILLIAMSON
HENDERSON of NYC
Sunday, October 4, 2015 -- S.V.A. OUTING to SEE MOVIE
"STONEWALL"
A group of SVA-ers and friends are getting together to view the new
"
STONEWALL" film in a Manhattan movie theatre
together! This nice social event was thoughtfully suggested by the SVA's
Honorary Chairperson Congresswoman
Carolina J.
Maloney! The fact-based, illuminating and inspiring film about the
Stonewall Era and the Stonewall Rebellion in 1969 is two hours and a few minutes.
The film's final "Credit" is STONEWALL Veterans' Association! Host of
the happening is SVA's office manager
AnDre
Christie, recently returned to The Bronx from Hollywood for the movie's
spectacular premiere! Attendees for "STONEWALL" today have all been informed
the movie theatre and location 411.
Thursday, October 1 -- S.V.A. LISTED IN NATIONAL GAYELLOW PAGES
The
Gayellow Pages has
been and is the World's number one printed source of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and
Transgender ("GLBT") information. A read-through this soft-cover book in print
or on-line will provide great information and educate you! The S.V.A. and/or
its sister organization, the Imperial Queens & Kings of New York ("IQKNY"), have
been supporting and advertising in the Gayellow Pages for over four decades since
1973. To see the STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans' Association annually-renewed
listing, visit:
http://www.GayellowPages.com
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October 2015 -- GAY HISTORY MONTH
Saturday, September 26 -- STONEWALL REBELLION VETERANS'
ASSOCIATION MONTHLY MEETING in NYC
This month's meeting of the
STONEWALL Rebellion
Veterans' Association is gayly in the middle of 'stonewall'! Stonewall!
STONEWALL! The new "
STONEWALL" movie premieres and opens
nationally this week! So, as very special guests, the S.V.A. is having a trio
of original
New York City Police Department
("NYCPD") police officers from the old
Sixth
Precinct, who worked any of the nights of the historic 1969 Stonewall
Uprising! Their behind-the-blue-wall information is fascinating! Their
testimonies are, unlike much that you read in the Gayragpapers and fancied by
wannabes, is factual! The Stonewall Cops confirmed are:
Frankie and
Ritchie and
Vinnie (Italian, Jewish and, of course, Irish)! All
three were also present at the famous reunion of the "Stonewall Vets & Stonewall
Cops" a decade ago as covered by the media.
Note: You won't find these guest speakers
at the Stonewall Democratic Club (no relation, trust us; they just use our namesake
to confuse some people). Also guesting is Gay
screenwriter
Jo Esposito, who is working
on a cinematic project with the Stonewall Cops! It will be
a continuation of the "STONEWALL" movie but with a different perspective namely
that of the police! Presiding S.V.A. official is Interim
Chairman
Paul A. Lucre. Report on
the premiere of "STONEWALL!" movie in Hollywood, CA, from attendee
Williamson Henderson. Monthly membership report is
presented by SW-vet
Donni Russell.
The S.V.A. at FaceBook updates are given by F/B administrator
Sanjay Peters. Updates on the "Songs of
The Stonewall" series of C/Ds is sung by
Rogers Hunt. Except for the retired NYCPD-ers,
everyone else must check your piece (if you catch our drift) with the S.V.A.
office manager
AnDre M. Christie. If
one of the haterz shows up, he will use them as target practice!
AnDre also attended all of the Los Angeles "STONEWALL" film premiere
festivities. Super surprise: One of the key actors in the film is
the
special "STONEWALL" guest! The
person, who just flew to NYC from the movie premiere in L.A., visits the
S.V.A. for a sit-down with S/W vets and their guests. Except for the
NYC Gayragpaper, the legitimate New York City press is invited to attend. The
meeting blasts off @ 4:15 p.m. Because of the full agenda and
exciting speakers, this meeting has been extended to 7 p.m.
Friday, September 25 -- NEW "STONEWALL" MOVIE WORLDWIDE OPENING
The new "
STONEWALL" movie poster
of
the long-awaited, full-length, fabulous feature film!
Notice: Authentic and accurate spelling
from the historic vertical neon sign... STONEWALL
Wednesday, September 23 -- NEW "STONEWALL MOVIE PREMIERE in LOS ANGELES, CA
"
STONEWALL!" -- Where
Pride Began!
"
STONEWALL", the new Stonewall movie about
the Stonewall Era, the people, the club and the rebellion, premiered in great style
in the Silver Screen Theatre at the Pacific Design Center in Hollywood, California!
The movie is directed by
Roland
Emmerich (pictured above 'to the left').
Originally planned for a premiere in Greenwich Village, New York, where it all
ignited -- thanks to real Gay boys and girls not 'men' and 'women' nor
'activists' (as congressman Jerrold 'The Phat Man' Natler always and wrongly
describes it and shamefully in public and rudely sometimes in front of actual
S/W vetz) -- some confabulators and haters made it impossible for the other companies
involved with the film such as marketing, advertising, promotion and
distribution affiliates, to feel comfortable with any premiere in New York City!
The crayzees lost NYC a lot of money -- literally, millions! The
crazy potty mouths and topilet tongues ruined it for a lot of people in many
ways. Nonetheless, the grand premiere of "
STONEWALL" in Los Angeles was a huge success with a
tremendous turn-out! This movie is "powerful", "illuminating", "action-filled",
"emotional" and "unforgettable"! Go see it! We did!
Tuesday, September 22 -- STONEWALL BIRTHDAY: S.V.A. CHAPLAIN REV. MAGORA
E. KENNEDY
Sunday, September 20 -- "STONEWALL" MONUMENT PRESS CONFERENCE
The
National Parks Conservation
Association ("NPCA") launches the national drive for a Stonewall monument in
front of the landmark The Stonewall Inn. The
STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans' Association ("S.V.A.") will
be present (despite the secretive schemes of "Smarty Pants")! It is
people who made the place famous not the building. Public officials
confirmed to speak include Congresswoman
Carolyn J.
Maloney, the Honorary Chairperson of the S.V.A., and her chief-of-staff
Minna Elias; U.S. Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand and her special community affairs
assistant
Ousman Laast; Manhattan Borough
President
Gale E. Brewer, recently a featured
speaker at the annual S.V.A. conference; NYC Public Advocate
Letitia James, another S.V.A. supporter; and openly-Gay
NYC Councilmember
CoJo Johnson -- plus
Manhattan Community Board #2's Chairman
Toby
Berger and Vice-Chair
Terry Cude, who
also spoke at the S.V.A. conference! S.V.A. is represented by Stonewall
veterans
Williamson Henderson,
Bert Coffman,
Leigh
McManus,
Bill Salzman and
Donni Russell. This "Stonewall" site would,
appropriately, be the first Gay monument in America! The "Stonewall" press
conference ignites @ 2 p.m.
Sunday, September 20 -- S.V.A. BIRTHDAY: PUBLIC RELATIONIST BRUCE A.
POLI
Wednesday, September 16 -- STONEWALL BIRTHDAY: CARL J. KELLER, JR. in
CONNECTICUT
Monday, September 14 -- S.V.A. RANKS NYC's CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENTS /
COUNCIL SPEAKERS
The STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans' Association periodically ranks
(double entendre) NYC public officials
via a particular office over the decades. This segment is for
New York City Council Presidents also known now as
Council Speakers:
1.)
Carol H. Bellamy {Gay!}
2.)
Peter A. Vallone,
Sr.
3.)
Christine C. Quinn {Gay!}
4.)
Andrew J. Stein
5.)
Melissa Mark Viverito {Gay?}
September 11th, 2015 -- TRAGIC 14th ANNIVERSARY of the FOUR TERRORIST
ATTACKS on AMERICA on SEPTEMBER 11th, 2001
Monday, September 7 (latest date
it occurs)
-- LABOR DAY (NATIONAL AMERICAN HOLIDAY)
Sunday, September 6 -- S.V.A. SUPPORTER BIRTHDAY: DISTRICT LEADER
GEOFFREY A. DAVIS
Sunday, September 6 -- S.V.A. SPONSOR BIRTHDAY: MANHATTAN BORO PRESIDENT
GALE A. BREWER
Saturday, August 29 -- STONEWALL REBELLION VETERANS' ASSOCIATION "ANNIVERSARY"
MEETING
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This month's special topic is appropriately the forthcoming
new "
STONEWALL" movie! What else
already? The duly-paid S.V.A. membership also has the consideration of
confirming a new S.V.A. Chairman-of-the-Board. Candidates are (alphabetically):
Paul A. Lucre, S.V.A.
Interim Chairman, and
Leigh P. McManus, S.V.A. Executive Committee Chairperson.
Said position is of international scope and communications-related and is not
running the day-to-day operations of the organization which are spearheaded by the
S.V.A. director and assisted by the S.V.A. executive
committee. Confirmed S.V.A. Executive Committee members attending today
include
Nance Lomax (Acting
Director),
Williamson Henderson,
Doneva Russell,
Bert Coffman,
Joan
Sobel and
Keith Lonesome, to date.
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This month's special guest speaker, "Mr. August", is
Clyde E. Williams, a congressional candidate for the 13th
C/D in New York City. Mr. Williams previously worked as the domestic policy
adviser to former
President Bill Clinton
with the Clinton Foundation in Harlem; as the national political director of the
Democratic National Committee ("DNC")
and with current
President Barack Obama in
The White House as the national Housing Director! The
13th Congressional District includes Harlem, Hamilton
Heights, Inwood and Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan; and the West Bronx, Harlem
River Complex, Marble Hill and River Park Towers in The Bronx. Mr.
Williams will produce his interesting background from DC to NYC and his vision
and plans for the expansive and diverse district. There will be a 'questions
& answers" session, as always with the S.V.A. Guest speaker
segment commences @ 5 p.m.
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Presiding officer is S.V.A. Interim Chairman
Paul A. Lucre. He will fascinatingly provide his
memorable personal and political NYC experiences with the S.V.A. from a
quarter-of-a-century ago! That was when the GLBT political clubs worked with
rather than trying to outsmart the S.V.A., typically a losing proposition.
S.V.A. membership report is stated by
Doneva Russell. Manning the door is
AnDre Christie. Monthly S.V.A. meeting is from 4:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the New
York City LGBT Community Center at 208 West 13 Street between Seventh Avenue and
Greenwich Avenue in Manhattan, New York City.
Friday, August 28 -- REMEMBERING STONEWALL SONGSTER MICHAEL JACKSON
(1958-2009)
Thursday, August 27 -- S.V.A. RANKS NYC's CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENTS /
COUNCIL SPEAKERS
The STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans' Association periodically ranks
(double entendre) NYC public officials
via a particular office over time. This segment is for
New York City Council Presidents also known now as
Council Speakers:
1.)
Carol H. Bellamy {Gay!}
2.)
Peter A. Vallone,
Sr.
3.)
Christine C. Quinn {Gay!}
4.)
Andrew J. Stein
5.)
Melissa Mark Viverito {Gay?}
Saturday, August 22 -- YOUTH-4-SVA SUPPER MEETING at CORKY'S DINER in THE
BRONX
The
Youth-4-SVA supper meeting, as always,
will be productive, interesting and fun. Co-hosted by
Williamson, S.V.A. Boardmember Dr.
Dyane Karron, a T/G activist, and SVA
office manager
AnDre Christie.
Corky's Diner is located on the Grand Concourse just north of Fordham
Road. The event starts promptly @ 4 p.m.
Wednesday, August 19 -- ARTICLE and PHOTOS on UPCOMING FILM
"STONEWALL"
"
STONEWALL" the
forthcoming movie about the Stonewall Era, the Stonewall people and the
Stonewall rebellion gets a first look here! There are many interesting facts
This diverse story and movie photos is a refreshing change from some of the
internet sludge. Read and see at:
www.DailyMail.co.uk/article-3185401/FIRST-LOOK-Stonewall-movie-historical-events-led-Gay-Rights-movement.html
Sunday, August 16 -- STONEWALL BIRTHDAY: RITA "RUSTY"
ROSE
Saturday, August 8 -- REVISIT REUNION: STONEWALL VETS and STONEWALL
COPS
Reunion of actual 1969 Stonewall Rebellion veterans with the New
York City Police Department ("NYCPD") policemen (sorry, there were no policewomen or
tranny cops) who were on duty in the Sixth Precinct in Greenwich Village, NYC, for
any of the five nights of the Stonewall Uprising is an incredible, previously
unthinkable, reunion! The only Gay press allowed was the reliable and
reputable New York Blade News. (The libelous NYC Gayragper was banned!)
Read about the amazing event and see pix: http://www.NPR.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1967752.
Thursday, August 6 -- MOVIE DIRECTOR ROLAND EMMERICH FULLY DEFENDS
"STONEWALL"
Although it should not be necessary, because we're dealing with the dysfunctional
GLBTQRS... "community", it is. The
reality is that the new "
STONEWALL" movie
researched through endless sources in person and in print the Stonewall Era and what
it was like at The Stonewall Club. In his new interview with
Queerty Magazine, the film's director
Roland Emmerich mentioned such marginal and
outrageous, respectively, Stonewall characters as Marsha Johnson and Sylvia Rivera,
both of whom had belonged to the
STONEWALL Rebellion
Veterans' Association; the former until she was likely murdered by
drowning (1992) and the latter until she was duly expelled for violence,
stealing and vulgarities unanimously by the membership (1995). The 2015
"STONEWALL" film company, as part of their years of research, like the predecessor
film company of "Stonewall" (1996), unquestionably went out of their way
and to great expense to track down at least a dozen Stonewall veterans across
America in interviews to obtain varying and diverse tales of The Stonewall.
It is important to realize that like any event, particularly an
uprising spanning a week, no two stories are the same. However, accurate
tellings share many commonalities. To read the full interview on the set
of Mr. Emmerich's next movie, "Independence Day Forever", see:
www.Queerty.com/Roland-Emmerich-defends-his-version-of-Stonewall-says-it-honors-real-life-Heroes-20150807.
Tuesday, August 4 -- S.V.A. SUPPORTER BIRTHDAY: CONGRESSMAN HAKEEM S.
JEFFRIES of BROOKLYN
Monday, August 3 -- FORTHCOMING "STONEWALL" MOVIE POSTER IS
POSTED!
Saturday, August 1, 2015 -- STONEWALL JUKEBOX SONGSTRESS CILLA BLACK DIES @
72
Songstress
Cilla Black, born Priscilla White,
is from England. Cilla's powerful remake of Dionne Warwick's hit "Anyone
Who Had A Heart" went to #1 in England.
The
Beatles were friends of Cilla's for decades. Her first single and
many others were written by Lennon & McCartney. One of her other powerful
songs, "You're My World" was number one in Europe and charted in America. It
was a huge hit in the Gay bars. At The Stonewall Club it was frequently acted
out. It's a very dramatic song. Her version of the Burt Bacharach movie
song "(What's It All About) Alfie" was a big hit in Europe. In America, the
song belonged to
Dionne Warwick in 1967.
In fact, Cilla's book is entitled "What's It All About?". In addition to
her singing career, Cilla remained in the entertainment industry as an actress and as
the host of a few popular British television shows. Recently, "YMW" was
submitted as a possible finale song for the upcoming new "STONEWALL" film.
Paul McCartney and
Ringo Starr releasesd separate heartfelt press
releases. Cilla passed at her other home in Spain.
Cilla was a real showbiz
icon in the UK and a singing sensation at The Stonewall! Cilla, here's your
tribute song: "You're Our World"! See a Cilla album cover photo and
her discography at SVA's website at the "Songs of The Stonewall Club" #5 at:
www.STONEWALLvets.org/songsofStonewall-5.htm.
Friday, July 31 -- S.V.A. SUPPER MEETING with CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE
@ 6 p.m.
Wednesday, July 29 -- BREAKTHROUGH: BOY SCOUTS of AMERICA NOW OPEN to
GAY LEADERS
New York State Attorney General
Eric T.
Schneiderman announced a breakthrough agreement with the
Boy Scouts of America ("BSA") to allow openly-Gay
leaders! Like Marriage Equality, this was a concept that no one of the
Stonewall Era and beyond thought possible in our lifetime. This announcement is
a watershed moment for the Boy Scouts Of America and Gay people! The agreement
ensures that the BSA provides equal opportunity for GLBT employees nationwide.
The BSA was founded in 1910 and chartered by Congress with the mission of
preparing young people to become responsible citizens and leaders.
Historically, the BSA excluded openly-Gay individuals from membership and
leadership but this policy changed in May 2013 when the BSA announced that youth (up
to age 17) could no longer be denied membership on the basis of sexual orientation
alone. At that time, however, the BSA did not change its adult leadership
standard and continued to maintain a nationwide policy that excluded openly-Gay
individuals aged eighteen or older.
The civil rights settlement with the Boy Scouts of America is to end
its discriminatory policy of excluding openly-Gay adults from serving as
leaders in the organization. As part of the settlement, the BSA has
agreed to eliminate the standard nationally, develop guidelines for
implementing its new leadership standard, and ensure compliance with
anti-discrimination laws going forward. “Today’s
announcement is a watershed moment for the Boy Scouts of America. The
mission of the Boy Scouts is to prepare our nation’s young people to
become responsible citizens and leaders and I can think of no better way of
doing that than by enabling young people to learn from a diverse group of
role models,” said NYS Attorney
General Schneiderman. “I am pleased to see the Boy
Scouts of America renew its commitment to equal protection under the law and
I look forward to the organization welcoming a new generation of GLBT
scout leaders in the months and years ahead.” The policy change
enacted today will lay the framework for a new era of acceptance and equal
opportunity for Gay scouts and leaders in the Boy Scout program.
Under the terms of the agreement, the BSA agreed to: Permanently
eliminate the leadership standard excluding openly gay adults, on a
nationwide basis; develop guidelines for the implementation of its new
leadership standard; designation of an Equal Employment Opportunity Officer;
develop a training program for all managerial employees concerning the new
leadership standard and its effect upon the recruitment, hiring, and
retention of employees in New York; and monitor for complaints concerning
violations of its new leadership standard.
Tuesday, July 28 -- S.V.A. TELE-CONFERENCE with a NYC CONGRESSIONAL
CANDIDATE @ 3 p.m.
Monday, July 27 -- 13th ANNIVERSARY: WILLIAMSON
HENDERSON PROUDLY DECALARED THE "GAY ROSA PARKS" of the GLBT COMMUNITY and
BEYOND by the CIVIL COURT of the CITY of NEW YORK!
Fourteen years ago, the
Civil Court of the City of
New York, after several delays and several days of trial spanning several
weeks, issued a lengthy and comprehensive decision, court case index number SCNY
#2678/2000, which virtually declared that the SVA's
Stonewall Rebellion veterans as analagous to the
women's movement The Suffragettes and
Williamson Henderson, the visible and activist leader of the
organization, as "Gay Rosa Parks"!..... Much more to come!
Now, obviously not having read the decision about their free-lance liar,
Lester and Jeni Goodstein aka
"
Badstein", local creeps in The Village,
Lower Manhattan and now swooshed into Brooklyn -- the birthplace of
Williamson Henderson -- with their poison pens attempting
to belittle accomplishments, ruin careers and undermine organizations have
re-enabled a smear campaign! Obviously, they are haters; very hateful.
Maybe the same will happen to their 'weird' son. "The Badsteins" are
the current enablers of all the lies, slander, lies, libel, lies,
intrusion, lies, defamation, lies, manipulations, lies, etc. of the problem liars in
the form of Duncan '
Drunken Ozburn' Osbourne.
This is typical scurillousness for them to pull out this premeditated
trash as it is Gay Pride season and it is crucial to use the
willing resources of Community Media, Inc. to foster the filthe and to cause
trouble in the Gay Community and turn Gay happiness into Gay hate! That's what
they do! Whereas the
STONEWALL Rebellion
Veterans' Association ("S.V.A.") are builders of the Gay Community for
five decades and whose members are among those who created the Gay Pride and
have been building the Gay community for over 46 long years in many ways, the
haters are destroyers and the discreditors. Sadly, the self-haters are in every
group. New York City is the capital of the world; this is the ideal place for
them to be evil and party poopers if they are so inclined to be consumed with
jealously, as they clearly are envious! The good news is that we are in
America not Nigeria. Thus, "the Badsteins" will be in court, have to
take the oath not to lie (ha-ha-ha) under the penalties of perjury, prove that
everything they published is without malice and true (which is impossible) and,
hopefully, pay all of the penalties including, but not limited to, printing a
full-page explanation and apologies and retracting the libel and trash from
the internet which can, as it does in this case, act as a sewer! Stay
tuned!
Sunday, July 26 -- STONEWALL SONGSTRESS BIRTHDAY: DARLENE
LOVE
Saturday, July 25 -- STONEWALL
V.A. 46th ANNIVERSARY MEETING & PARTY
Every year in July, the
STONEWALL Rebellion
Veterans' Association ("S.V.A.") meeting is about three main topics:
review the SVA's Gay Pride Month festivities, activities and events such
as conferences, ceremonies and parades including all appropriate media namely
television, radio, newspapers and magazines -- and this year again the S.V.A. did all
four big time -- with a resolution of what to change and how for next year.
(
Note: We stated
'appropriate media' so that excludes the slanderous and scurrilous NYC Gayragpaper
published by Jeni Badstein!) Topic two is the celebration of the enduring SVA's
46th anniversary! We reflect on the SW-vetz that we lost during the past
year. If we don't care, no one else in the GLBT 'community' would; they're
too apathetic. Topic three is the SVA's next director. This
special meeting and mini-party is hosted by the SVA' s new director who, at press
time, is unknown as all of the ballots have not been received. The number
one frequently asked question is
Williamson Henderson. By his own publicly declared
decision reiterated for the record over and over at every S.V.A. meeting and
elsewhere this year for the record, WLH is not a candidate for S.V.A. director and,
therefore, cannot be a nominee. [Note: SVA's fiscal year is July 1 to
June 30. S.V.A. balloting deadline for members in good standing was the
last day of June. This year it has been extended two weeks until July 15.]
The new
S.V.A. Director will
co-chair the transitional meeting. But who will be he/she? Attend the
meeting and find out! Guest speakers are local NYC district leaders
Jean B. Grillo and
John L. Scott from the Lower Manhattan and Tribeca
areas.
Mendi Seltza provides the S.V.A.
political report. Most outstanding 'politica' for the year goes to
Congresswoman Carolina Maloney who supports the S.V.A. (unlike the Phat Man) and
proudly marched with the S.V.A. in the Manhattan GLBT Pride Parade as 'le grande
finale' with the eye-catching 1969 "Stonewall Car"!
---
Meeting venue as always -- except when the S.V.A. met at The
Victoria Deli Restaurant for a decade (1969-1979), The Stonewall Club for a
decade (1997-2007) and Onegin Restaurant for a year (2013) -- is the Manhattan GLBT
Community Center promptly @ 4:15 p.m. Recently, the NYX stated that the
S.V.A. began in a deli in the Summer of 1969. That's true; however, it was
a deli-restaurant with ten times more tables and chairs than the NYC Gay Center's
cafe! This Saturday, foods -- and a lot more like Gil-da and the Gayragpaper --
will be dished! SVA's smilin' greeter is
AnDre
Christie. This is a significant meeting for S.V.A. and we
encourage members to attend! The press (except the trashy NYC Gayragpaper)
is welcomed. For more info:
www.STONEWALLvets.org/upcomingevents.htm.
Saturday, July 25 -- STONEWALL VETERAN BIRTHDAY: MOLLY BENNETT AIKEN
of MASSACHUSETTS
Wednesday, July 23 -- REMEMBERING N.Y.C. COUNCILMAN JAMES E. "JED"
DAVIS
Monday, July 20 -- S.V.A. CORPORATE COUNSEL BIRTHDAY: KAREN S.
BURSTEIN, ESQ.
Saturday, July 18 -- STONEWALL SONGSTRESS BIRTHDAY: MARTHA REEVES of
MOTOWN
Thursday, July 16 -- BRONX COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE ANNUAL
DINNER
A really big event, the
Bronx County Dinner,
in New York City every year and this year is bigger since the new NYS Assembly
Speaker
Carl E. Heastie, also an honoree, is
from The Bronx! Headline guest speaker is NYS Governor
Andrew M. Cuomo, whose Cuomo Family has been supporters
of the S.V.A. since the Summer of 1977. S.V.A. is represented by SVA's founder
Williamson Henderson, office manager
AnDre Christie and public officials liaison
Linda Catlett. Dinner and dance is from
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and counting.
Tuesday, July 14 -- S.V.A. MEETING at NEW YORK STATE OFFICE BUILDING @ 4
p.m.
Monday, July 13th -- GAY NEW YORK CITY with ONLY ONE GAY NEWSPAPER!
WTF?
Saturday, July 11 -- BROADWAY CARES PRESENTS "BROADWAY BARKS &
MEOWS"
"Broadway Barks And Meows" humanely presented by
Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS is in its 17th year!
It is co-hosted by
Mary Tyler Moore of
film and television fame and
Bernadette
Peters of Broadway stardom. The event is to adopt pets to
responsible, caring and loving owners! The exciting event happens in wide
Shubert Alley at West 45 Street off Broadway in Manhattan. It opens with a bark
and a meow @ 3 p.m. and runs until 7 p.m. For more event 411 and photos, visit:
www.BroadwayCares.org.
Saturday, July 11, 2015 -- STONEWALL REBELLION VETERANS' ASSOCIATION: 46th
ANNIVERSARY!
Friday, July 10 -- SVA's NEW AD -- A PUBLIC OFFICIAL LETTER to S.V.A. --
IS in WESTVIEW NEWSPAPER
To view Greenwich Village and the West Village's definitive newspaper and real voice
-- not slander and sleaze and libel and lies -- view the
WestView News on line:
www.WestViewNews.org.
Thursday, July 9 -- S.V.A. OFFICIALS MEET with NEW YORK STATE OFFICIAL @ 3
p.m.
Wednesday, July 8 -- S.V.A. OFFICIAL DAVID BERMUDEZ INTERVIEWED in NEW YORK
PRESS
David V.
Bermudez, Stonewall veteran and member of the S.V.A. Executive Committee
for decades, was interviewed for the occasion of the 46th anniversary of the
Stonewall Rebellion. It was published in the
New York Press, part of the reputable Straus Media
(unlike NYC Community Media). To read the complete Gay Pride interview quoting
David, see:
www.NYPress.com/local-news/20150702/a-rainbow-colored-cheer
Tuesday, July 7 -- S.V.A. RE-REGISTERS with N.Y.S. CHARITIES
BUREAU
Monday, July 6 -- ORIGINAL STONEWALL JUKEBOX FEATURE
Every year, Gay history and music afficionado
Chris Matthew Sciabarra features a song from the original
Stonewall Club jukebox as listed in the SVA's "Songs of The Stonewall Club"!
This year the song is "One" by the popular Three Dog Night (TDN) guy rock
group. TDN's songs were frequently very soulful and with a message such as
this "One (Is The Loneliest Number)"! Visit the weblink and see the song
performed:
www.NYU.edu/projects/Sciabarra/notablog/SVA/002009.html.
Sunday, July 5 -- REMEMBERING THE STONEWALL REBELLION THAT BIRTHED A
MOVEMENT
A retrospective via the testimonials of actual veterans of the
1969 Stonewall Rebellion namely
Williamson
Henderson,
Jeremiah Newton,
Leigh McManus,
Peter S. Fiske and
Patti Stone is explored by the national
reporting team of The Dallas Voice. (Some of the original lengthier
story is not included in this version for space reasons. Most of the
Stonewall Era photos were provided by PSF of the S.V.A. Executive Committee.)
http://www.DallasVoice.com/Remembering-the-Rebellion-that-Birthed-a-Movement-1019520.html
Saturday, July 4 -- FRIEND-of-SVA BIRTHDAY: TOM A. VIOLA, BC/EFA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Saturday, July 4th -- AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY and GAY INDEPENDENCE
DAY
Everyone knows that American Independence was founded on
the
4th of July in 1776! But barely
anyone knows that Gay Independence was founded on the
4th of July in 1969 -- the day after the 5-night
Stonewall Uprising completed. (You won't read that historic 411 in the NYC
Gayragpaer.)
Friday, July 3 -- VINTAGE GAY PRIDE PARADE VIDEO DEDICATED to STONEWALL
VETERANS
This video shows colorful and exciting clips of marchers in the 44th annual New York
City Gay Pride Parade. The most connecting moments are those of the parade
traveling down the narrower streets of West 8th Street and Christopher Street in
Greenwich Village. It is appropriate that they dedicated the Pride video to the
STONEWALL Veterans Association. Most
people overlook how Gay Pride started -- by actual people not by Gay aliens or, as
its current owners pretend, by the Stonewall club itself. To view the filming
visit:
www.YouTube.com/watch?v=PKh08bSFW_s.
Thursday, July 2, 2015 -- YOUTH-4-SVA SUPPER MEETING and MEET-UP with A-ROD
at MORANDI'S
Youth-4-SVA was having their Stonewall History supper meeting at
Morandi's (within walking distance of the GLBT Center). The S.V.A.
sponsors this quarterly educational service. It's especially
significant with the 46th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion.
Youth-4-SVA is always joined by students, high school and college.
Get-together was hosted by S.V.A. founder
Williamson Henderson and office manager
AnDre Christie. For authenticity, the ambiguous duo
had the 1969 "Stonewall Car" on display right out front! Ironically, the car
colors are blue and white, the same team colors of the N.Y. Yankees....
Out of the 'blue', one of the SVA youths announced: "Look, here
comes
A-rod!"
Sunday, June 28 -- NEW YORK CITY 46th ANNUAL GAY,
LESBIAN, BISEXUAL and TRANSGENDER PRIDE PARADE
New York City held the first Gay Pride March (1970) and now it organizes and hosts
the "
NYC 46th Annual Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and
Transgender Parade"! Stonewall veterans of the
STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans Association confirmed to
march or ride include:
Williamson
Henderson ('Leader of the Pack'),
Nance
Lomax (Philly),
David V. Bermudez
(MA),
Leigh P. McManus
(LI),
Erica Kay Webster (ME),
Robert "Bobby" Spiegel (DC),
Mary S.
Twist (NJ),
Carl J. Keller (CT),
Joan
'JC' Sobel (NYC),
Keith Lonesome
(NYC),
Doneca Russell (NY) and
Jitterz
Greenfield (NJ). Miss
Yvonne Ritter, RN will be celebrating her birthday!
The SVA's special guest is our Honorary Chairperson and Congresswoman
Carolyn Jane Maloney. Walking with
CJM's banner are staffers
Shelby Garner
and
Grace Harman plus interns
David Leeds,
Angela Beam,
Sigourney Hessic and tall
John R. Kelly. Riding 'shotgun' in
the "Stonewall Car" is the SVA's longtime legal counsel
Hal "Hally" Weiner. Hally is the legendary civil rights
lawyer who actually met Williamson in Criminal Court fighting off the five phony
charges from the 1969 Stonewall Uprising. The Court sympathetically
attempted to compromise by WLH just paying a $5 fine. WLH stood-up and stated:
"I wouldn't pay 5 cents; I didn't do anything wrong! I did right!"
Naturally, Stonewall veterans will be less again this year due to physical
conditions, medical illnesses and deaths. We even have one who was
just committed to a psychiatric hospital (Gracie) and one the
S.V.A. unanimously 86'd (Gil-da) who should be! The famous metallic blue
1969 Cadillac "
Stonewall Car" convertible is
commandeered by the SVA's handsome, well-built and hot office manager
AnDre M. Christie.
To view the "
Gay Parade Order of
March", see the listings of organizer
Heritage of Pride, even though they still do not
have our group's four-word name correct despite requests to fix it, at:
www.NYCpride.org/uploads/ParadeOrder
The
STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans Association
is in the final parade section #12 and the last entry as 'le grand finale' --
like Santa Claus & His Reindeer in the Thanksgiving Parade! And this year
we have a Supreme reason to be extra thankful: Marriage equality in
America! The S.V.A. parade line-up location is on scenic East 37th Street
between Park Avenue and Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The "
Stonewall Car" will grandly enter from the East!
The parade is produced by the wonderful volunteers at
Heritage of Pride. For more general GLBT Pride
Parade 411, visit:
www.NYCpride.org.
*
Advisory for the entire GLBT community and
all NYC citizens:
Gilbert Horowitz aka
Gilbertina aka
Dr. Gil aka
Dr.
Pill aka
Gil Horrowitz aka
Gilda Horrorwitz is a horror show!
He/she/it was duly expelled in compliance with the S.V.A. "Bi-Laws" and
ASPCA guidelines from the organization on May 30 unanimously by the S.V.A.
Executive Committee. Contrary to Gilda's false accusations and outright
lies, it was not by SVA's director
Williamson
Henderson, who does not even vote unless it is a tie vote! With Gilda,
there was no tie -- it was unanimous: heave-ho! Gil-da does not represent
the S.V.A., in fact, wannabe Gilda doesn't represent anyone anywhere!
Sneaky Gilda stole the SVA's vehicle parade permit from Heritage
of Pride ("HOP"). Gilda refused to return the parade permit to HOP which owns
the permit and was duped by Gilda. In no way does
devious Gilda represent the S.V.A. Nor is Mr. Horrorwitz a
"Stonewall vet". The latter is laughable! The S.V.A. is the definite
authority on who is and who isn't a "Stonewall vet". The S.V.A.
administers the litmus tests. Nobody else, surely not obnoxious,
out-of-control, slanderous, disruptive, libelous Gilda Horror-witz! He/she/it
is 86!
Saturday, June 27th, 2015 -- 46th ANNIVERSARY of the STONEWALL REBELLION in
NYC!
On the late Friday night of June 27th, 1969, the New York City police and other law
enforcement agencies raided
The Stonewall
Club on the day of Judy Garland's funeral here in Manhattan, N.Y. That
was not only ill-conceived but diss-respectful considering that "Saint Judy" was the
Ultimate Gay icon in 1969! Unlike their other night raids, this time, many of
the patrons acted out the Stonewall jukebox song by Sly & The Family Stone:
"Stand!" It's now 46 years later since the igniting of the modern Gay
Rights movement which culminated this Gay Pride Week in the land-marking of the
historic Stonewall site and the winning of marriage equality for all of America!
What happenstancely started at tThe Stonewall Club has been reverberating
around the World in the name of Gay Rights for nearly half a century. The light
of Stonewall is promoted and maintained by the
STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans Association!
Saturday, June 27 -- STONEWALL BIRTHDAY: YVONNE RITTER, RN, of
MANHATTAN, NY
Friday, June 26 -- GLBT COURT ALLIANCE
GAY PRIDE: WILLIAMSON HENDERSON SPEAKS at N.Y.C. SUPREME
COURT
From The Supremes at the Stonewall Jukebox to The Supremes in New York City to The
Supremes in Washington, D.C.! All of this and a lot more "Stonewall" shall be
covered by S.V.A. Director
Williamson
Henderson ("WLH") aka Dr. Stonewall, accompanied by his longtime
boyfriend of The Bronx! WLH will highlight the Stonewall Era, the Stonewall
Club and the Stonewall Rebellion. The
GLBTS Court
Alliance, comprised of Gay, Lesbian, Bi and Transgender persons and their
straight allies in the court system, including openly-Gay judges, court
attorneys, paralegals and support staff, is directed by its hard-working
founder
Marc S. Levine. He has
tirelessly hosted this event in each of New York City's five boroughs! Today is
The Bronx! This celebration features S.V.A. public official supporter New
York State Senator
J. Gustavo Rivera.
The event is in the Bronx County Supreme Court at the corner of the Grand
Concourse and 161st Street. Travelling by subway is nearby via the "B", "D"
or #4 at the 161st Street/Yankee Stadium station. Festivities are called
to order @ 1 p.m.
Friday, June 26 -- STONEWALL BIRTHDAY: R. SONNY
CARSON of MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Friday, June
26 -- U.S. SUPREME COURT:
MARRIAGE EQUALITY IS the LAW-of-the-LAND
Marriage Equality, also known as Gay Marriage,
for all couples whether opposite gender or same gender, is now the equal rights
law-of-the-land! The
United States of
America was founded on the bedrock principle that everyone
is created equal! This great American civil rights decision for Gay people
won by 5 to 4! This ruling is a huge victory for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and
Transgender ("GLBT") people and their straight supporters! Every person is
entitled to love, and marry, who they want! This is an enormous step forward
for this country! Special thanks to Freedom To Marry and its founding
president
Evan Wolfson! The
lengthy legal battle for Gay marriage is ooooover! "From the Stonewall
Club to the Supreme Court", stated SVA's director
Williamson Henderson. "Notice how, ironically, they
both have the same initials 'SC'"! Now, Heritage of Gay Pride
can call the annual 'march' what it is: parade! Just like the first
night of the Stonewall Rebellion, it happened on a hot Friday!
Thursday, June 25 -- STONEWALL BIRTHDAY: JOHN WATTS of
BROOKLYN
Wednesday, June 24 -- SVA RECEIVES PRAISE LETTER from CONGRESSWOMAN CAROLYN
MALONEY
Tuesday, June 23
--
SVA FOUNDER WILLIAMSON HENDERSON INTERVIEWED on
NYC TV
Williamson Henderson ("WLH") was requested to do the
interview as the television station, WPIX Channel 11 in NYC, wanted an
actual Stonewall participant who could provide details from 46 years ago and bridge
the gap to the incredible land-mark status today! They have interviewed
WLH over the decades. To make the background authentic, they
interviewed WLH on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village out in front of
the just land-marked... The Stonewall Inn!
Tuesday, June 23 -- THE STONEWALL CLUB IS DECLARED a NYC
LANDMARK!
In 1969, no one would have imagined that The
Stonewall Club that we put on the map would become a landmark for what we did!
Most people overlook or never knew the reality that the rebellion was started
by real Gay people and our friends. They are represented by the STONEWALL Vets Assn. The club did not ignite
the uprising! To read one of the articles on this historic occasion of
landmarking The Stonewall, see:
blogs.WSJ.com/Metropolis/2015/06/23/Stonewall-Inn-designated-a-new-york-city-landmark
Monday, June 22 -- MANHATTAN GLBT CENTER'S ANNUAL "GARDEN
PARTY"
Saturday, June 20, 2015 -- EVENT: "SVA'S 46th ANNUAL
CONFERENCE & STONEWALL VETERANS REUNION"
This STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans'
Association ("S.V.A.") event is the *one* that tributes most of the people who
actually happened to ignite the modern Gay rights movement on a happy and hot Friday
night, the 27th, in June of 1969! To their continued great credit,
forty-six years later, the S.V.A. is incredibly still going strong to celebrate that
historic milestone with a celebration of the event and a reunion of the participants.
This unique happening is also a public educational service of the S.V.A.
providing testimonials from participants in history: the Stonewall Rebellion of
1969! The SVA's greatly-appreciated and well-known talent are highlighted
by the Stonewall Era singer and songwriter Sandy Rapp, who traditionally opens the S.V.A.
conference. There will be a special tribute to the late, openly-Gay singer and
openly-SVA supporter Lesley Gore. Her
#1 songs are "It's My Party" and "U Don't Own Me". Her Top 5 hits are
"Judy's Turn To Cry" and "She's A Fool". Her favorite Gay community songs
are "That's The Way Boys Are" and "Sometimes I Wish I Were A Boy". Her
fave song at The Stonewall Club was appropriately "(Oh, How I Miss) The Old
Crowd"! This S.V.A. event is produced and directed by Williamson Henderson. The S.V.A. conference is
hosted, once again, by the Supremish Miss Tyra
Ross and the Latina Lady
Appolonia.
One of the endless positive results of the 5-night Stonewall Rebellion,
in addition to starting the modern Gay Rights movement and still growing worldwide
GLBT Rights and GLBT Pride and now Gay Marriage, was the creation of the STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans' Association. After
the end of the uprising on Thursday, July 3, 1969, the S.V.A. commenced just eight
nights later on July 11th in Greenwich Village, New York. Only the
S.V.A. has kept the Stonewall flame burning all these years, all these decades.
The SVA's popular, definitive and unique website receives over 10 million
'verified' visits annually! The S.V.A. has an accumulated 20-year e-mail list
of over 20,000 organized names, references and nicknames.
The postal mailing list of the S.V.A. has been in the thousands for
over four decades. S.V.A. also boasts its "fax factory" of over two thousand
fax numbers. You don't use fax; good. We do! Lastly, for now,
SVA-ers tell it like it is -- not like it's not! People who are for
real and politically independent appreciate that. To quote a popular b-side
Stonewall song by Diana Ross & The Supremes, "There's No Stopping Us Now"!
Even though some self-centered GLBTQRS
organizations and/or groups disrespectfully attempt to even hijack the "Stonewall" occasion from the Stonewall
veterans, this "S.V.A. Annual Conference &
Stonewall Reunion" event is the *one* that really kicks-off "The
Ten Days of Gay Pride" (term coined by the SVA's director decades
ago)! Stonewall veterans confirmed to speak include Williamson Henderson, Nance Lomax, Jeremiah
Newton, Joan "JC" Sobel, Leigh McManus, Cristina
Hayworth, David Bermudez, Bettye
Bristol, Jitters
Greenfield, Ruthybird Campbell, Robert Spiegel,
Peter S. Fiske and Carl Keller, Jr.!
Supportive Gay organization leaders will be represented at the podium such
as the PRIDE Democrats, Imperial Queens & Kings of Greater New
York (IQKNY), Downtown Independent
Democrats (DID), Human Rights
Campaign (HRC), Village Independent
Democrats (VID), Freedom To Marry
(FTM),GLBT Political Coalition, Youth-4-SVA, Lambda
Independent Democrats (LID), Stonewall Car Club,