In recognition of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, CSN Libraries encourages students, faculty, and staff to explore the print and electronic materials that share the history, activism, and present-day activities of the LGBTQ+ community. Learn more about the events at the Stonewall Inn from the Library of Congress and check out local Pride events in the Las Vegas area.
Title: Stonewall Uprising
Producer: PBS
Location: Films on Demand database
Location: Kanopy database
Summary: Documentary film that chronicles the events that began on June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Greenwich Village, New York City that propelled a worldwide civil rights movement.
Title: Law and the Gay Rights Story: The Long Search for Equal Justice in a Divided Democracy
Author: Walter Frank
Location: ProQuest Ebook Central database
Location: West Charleston and North Las Vegas campus libraries (Call Number: KF4754.5. F73 2014)
Summary: Layers the actions of activist with critical court cases in the struggle for gay rights.
Title: Building a Bridge
Directors: Evan Mascagni and Shannon Post
Location: Kanopy database
Summary: Film follows the journey of a priest trying to make the Catholic church more accepting of the LGBTQ+ community.
Title: New York Times on Gay and Lesbian Issues
Author: Susan Burgess
Location: Sage Knowledge database
Summary: Highlights the New York Times coverage of LGBTQ+ issues in the United States from 1851-2010.