太懒,一直都没有认真了解关于STONEWALL的历史。这次借这部电影,好好学习了一下,发现了影片中不少跟历史呼应的细节。把我找到的资料分享一下。有些乱。 1.影片中Ray反复提到 Judy Garland , 原来是有依据的。维基百科上的内容: In the years since the riots occurred, the death of gay icon Judy Garland earlier in the week on June 22, 1969 has been attributed as a significant factor in the riots, but no participants in Saturday morning's demonstrations recall Garland's name being discussed. No print accounts of the riots by reliable sources cite Garland as a reason for the riot, although one sarcastic account by a heterosexual publication suggested it. Although Sylvia Rivera recalls she was saddened and amazed by the turnout at Garland's funeral on Friday, June 27, she said that she did not feel like going out much but changed her mind later. Bob Kohler used to talk to the homeless youth in Sheridan Square, and said, "When people talk about Judy Garland's death having anything much to do with the riot, that makes me crazy. The street kids faced death every day. They had nothing to lose. And they couldn't have cared less about Judy. We're talking about kids who were fourteen, fifteen, sixteen. Judy Garland was the middle-aged darling of the middle-class gays. I get upset about this because it trivializes the whole thing." 自己翻译了一下,英语好的童鞋跳过: 石墙暴乱发生多年以来,早先一个星期,1969年6月22日,(石墙暴乱发生在1969年6月28日) 同性恋标志性人物朱蒂·加兰的死被人认为是暴乱发生的关键因素之一,但是,周六上午的示威参与者当中,并没有人回忆起朱蒂·加兰的名字在游行中被提及。也没有来源可靠的消息将朱蒂·加兰作为引发暴乱的导火索,只有一家异性恋出版商以颇具讽刺意味的报导陈述了这一缘由。Sylvia Rivera(注释一)回忆说,她在悲恸的同时,也对6月27日加兰葬礼的出席者数量感到震惊,她说那天她原本不想外出,但之后改变了主意。Bob Kohler(注释二)经常与谢里丹广场上无家可归的年轻人们交谈,并说:”人们说朱蒂·加兰的死跟暴乱有任何关系,都会让我发飙。大街上流浪的孩子们每天都面临着死亡,他们已经一无所有,没有什么可失去的了。他们才不会在乎朱蒂·加兰。我们说的,是14到16岁的孩子们,而朱蒂·加兰是中产阶级、中年同性恋的钟爱。我会发飙,是因为这让整件事的意义有损。”
注释一:上面提到的Sylvia Rivera,1951.7.2 – 2002.2.19,美国同志解放活动家,跨性别活动家,变装皇后,Gay Liberation Front (GLF) 的早期创办者之一。这个GLF组织在影片中有一个镜头,116分22秒的时候,见截图1。这个人物应该就是RAY的原型。 注释二: Bob Kohler ,(1926.5.17-2007.12.5),就是电影中帮他们收行李的那一位,同性恋权利运动先锋,生活在纽约,是终身的同性恋活动家,也为保护其他人群和动物(影片中他总是抱着一只小狗)奋斗。