Edmund White, writing within weeks of the Stonewall riots, notes the response of a group of onlookers on the second night (a Saturday):pic.twitter.com/Gj96BHcxTR
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Here's where that quote comes from, a letter Edmund White wrote to two of his friends: http://outhistory.org/exhibits/show/stonewall-riot-police-reports/contents/edmund-white-letter …
Been thinking about that quote a lot tonight after today's protests at #DCPride.https://twitter.com/alexmorash/status/873664848361607168 …
Here's the full paragraph in which White writes the sentence that started that thread, for context:pic.twitter.com/CFgd1r2Nnv
Aside from the import and serious and historic topics discussed in Edmund White's letter, the end of it has an incredible paragraph:pic.twitter.com/nQv90ixkpa
An excellent example of why vanguards are necessary. Solely fending for ourselves has never worked.
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