New York-1 News T.V. commemorates the 30th
Anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion in 1999 with Promotional Television Spots during all of Gay Pride Weekend
Smilin' Trio at The Stonewall -- 30 years later
[Photo by N.Y.-1 News T.V. Cameraman]
Pictured above are (l-2-r): STONEWALL Veterans' Association Treasurer Terri
Van Dyke; N.Y.C.
community activist Liz J. Abzug; and S.V.A. Director Williamson
Henderson inside The Stonewall. Notice the landmark Stonewall Inn trademark wall
lanterns.
Standing at the Top: The Stonewall
[Photo by Liz J. Abzug]
Proudly pictured in front of the front doors of the legendary
Stonewall Club above are (l-2-r): Electra O'Mara, S.V.A.
Secretary;
non-SW-Vet "Victor/Victoria" Cruz, a known "hater" (but a sometimes
3rd-rate fill-in for the STONEWALL Veterans'
Association's semi-annual drag show at The Stonewall);
Williamson
Henderson, S.V.A. Founder and Director; and Terri Van Dyke, S.V.A.
Treasurer (who
adamantly refused to even stand next to vitriolic "V/V").
Such is G.L.B.T.
life!
For the entire Gay Pride weekend in June 1999 and the
several days
leading up to it, New York One News uniquely and proudly presented
three different Stonewall veterans in separate televised segments
providing 411 about the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion. The three
featured Stonewall veterans were Williamson Henderson, Terri Van Dyke
and Electra O'Mara. There was also an alternating fourth segment as NY-1
wanted to have one person who was a non-SW-Vet to comment on the
on-going historic significance and educational purposes of the STONEWALL Veterans' Association.
That special person, chosen by Williamson, was the 1998
Honorary Female Chairperson of the S.V.A. namely Liz J. Abzug.
All of the
promotional Gay Pride segments were shown many times 24 hours
around-the-clock for five days.
The feature segments commemorated the 30th anniversary of
the Stonewall Rebellion. New York One is televised throughout the
five boroughs of New
York City on Channel 1. It is also accessed through cable television in
many other parts of New York State.
