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Craig L. Rodwell (October 31, 1940 – June 18, 1993) was an American gay rights activist known for founding the Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop on November 24, 1967 - the first bookstore devoted to gay and lesbian authors - and as the prime mover for the creation of the New York City gay pride demonstration.
27. Juni 2019 · Rodwell opened the first-ever gay bookstore in the world at 291 Mercer Street, between Waverly Place and East Eighth Street. “I wanted a name that would tell people what the shop is about ...
Craig Rodwell, pictured here wearing a solid black tie, was a leader of the LGBTQIA+ movement and founder of the Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop, which celebrated LGBTQIA+ issues and authors. An...
3. Nov. 2022 · Craig Rodwell was a gay rights pioneer in both the pre-Stonewall homophile movement and the 1970s post-Stonewall gay liberation era. For an overview of his life and work, read this in-depth profile or watch this short video. Rodwell participated in several of the earliest LGBTQ rights demonstrations on record.
12. März 2024 · Learn about Craig Rodwell, a pioneer of LGBTQ activism and culture in New York. He founded the Oscar Wilde Bookshop, the first bookstore devoted to gay authors, and organized the first gay pride parade in 1970.
In 1970, a year after the raid, activists led by Craig Rodwell commemorated its anniversary with what they called Christopher Street Liberation Day, now recognized as the first gay pride march. The events at Stonewall have been celebrated ever since, though only in recent years have people of color and transgender people been widely recognized ...
28. Juni 2019 · Listen to Craig Rodwell's oral history interview, where he recounts his life as a gay rights pioneer, from opening America's first gay bookstore to organizing the first Christopher Street Liberation Day March. Learn how he witnessed the Stonewall uprising and how it inspired him to fight for gay liberation.
