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Thomas Michael Garguilo

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New York, The United States

Website

http://www.StonewallRevival.com/

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53ChristopherSt

Genre

Gay and Lesbian, Historical Fiction, Memoir

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June 2018

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In 2015, I retired from a 30-year career in marketing with a multinational consumer products company.
I'd always enjoyed writing, but had little time to pursue anything serious given my job commitments.
In 2016, I rediscovered some photos, more than 100, that I'd be storing for more than 20 years.
They are from 1990-1995, when my first partner re-opened Stonewall.
After sharing them on a website (www.StonewallRevival.com), I decided to write this novel to draw more attention to them.
Most people know very little about Stonewall other than that it is regarded as the birthplace of the LGBTQ civil rights movement.
Shortly after the 1969 uprising at Stonewall, the bar was permanently shuttered. After that, numerous other business inhabited the space, ...more

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Thomas Michael Garguilo In 2016, I was cleaning out a closet in our house. I stumbled across some old photos, more than 100, of when my first partner re-opened Stonewall in 1…moreIn 2016, I was cleaning out a closet in our house. I stumbled across some old photos, more than 100, of when my first partner re-opened Stonewall in 1990.
I set up a website to share these photos with the public because I think they are of historical significance. Most people are unaware that the Stonewall Inn closed right after the 1969 uprising. 53 Christopher Street was not a gay bar again until Jimmy Pisano decided to open his first bar there.
I decided to write this novel to draw more attention to the photos. To lead people to the website.
It's a bit unconventional to write a book to get people to look at some old photos. But I wanted to tell the story and give Jimmy credit for doing it (he died in 1994 from AIDS). The novel is one way to do that.(less)

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Thomas Michael Garguilo's Blog: Stonewall Revival

Stonewall Revival - The first stage reading

All the world's a stage.
Or so sayeth Mr William Shakespeare in As You Like It.
This post celebrates the upcoming stage reading from Stonewall Revival at Firehouse Theatre in Richmond, Virginia.
After the lengthy, exhilarating, frustrating, monotonous, and euphoric process of writing a novel, the following months become a haze of unending possibilities for promoting one's "masterpiece."
Unlike the nov Read more of this blog post »

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