There are only five days left to help fund this project, a documentary about the history (and heavily-contested closing) of The Starlite, beloved neighborhood bar in Crown Heights and the oldest black-owned queer space in the country, dating back to the pre-Stonewall days of 1959. Please donate anything you can to help ensure that the stories of The Starlite and its patrons are preserved! This is vital history for EVERYONE.
Via gofagyrself:
In 1959, a decade prior to Manhattan’s Stonewall riots, across the bridge in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, the Starlite Lounge was founded as a non-discriminating establishment for gay people of color. A half century later it was a shock to the neighborhood and the gay community when the Starlite, now the oldest, Black-owned gay bar in the country was given notice to vacate and was ultimately forced to close its doors. STARLITE follows the eviction of this legendary community institution, while also tracing back its rich history over 5 decades. STARLITE poses questions about the importance of safe space in marginalized communities and asks, what is a landmark? Why do some get preserved, while others are erased?
The Starlite Project is a feature-length documentary film titled Starlite and an interactive website based on the making and the taking of the historic Starlite Lounge- the oldest black-owned gay bar in Brooklyn. The goals of the Project are to preserve the historic memory of the Starlite and to counteract the forces which contributed to its closing.
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