Performed at the Hallwalls Gallery in Buffalo, New York
I THINK IT’S FITTING
I THINK IT’S FITTING
THAT WE OPEN UP TONIGHT’S PROGRAM
I THINK IT’S FITTING
AND I’M HERE TO TELL YOU
I’M HERE TO TELL YOU
SO THAT YOU DON’T FORGET
THAT BLACK FAGGOTS
OUR OWN ROYALTY
BLACK FAGGOTS
OUR OWN FATHERS
BLACK FAGGOTS
DRESSED IN WOMEN’S CLOTHING
WERE THERE
AMONG THE RUCKUS
THE FLYING BOTTLES
THE CAT CALLING
ON THE FRONTLINE
I THINK IT’S FITTING
STANDING IN DEFIANCE
GIVING LESSONS
READING (SNAP)
GIVING MALCOLM / MARTIN TESTIMONY
I THINK IT’S FITTING
SO WE DON’T FORGET
THAT BLACK DRAG QUEENS
ACTING AS A CATALYST
A RAY OF HOPE
A VOICE BEFORE UNHEARD
WERE THERE
IN THE BEGINNING OF “THE MODERN LESBIAN AND GAY MOVEMENT”
WHEN I’M ASKED
WHEN I’M ASKED
TO IMAGINE STONEWALL
TO THINK ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS
I CELEBRATING MY 20TH ANNIVERSARY ON THIS EARTH
MY BIRTH IN THE RIOTS
WHEN I’M ASKED TO IMAGINE STONEWALL
WHAT IT MEANS TO ME
I THINK ABOUT HOW I’LL BE REFLECTED IN HISTORY
SO I THINK IT’S FITTING
THAT WE OPEN TONIGHT’S PROGRAM
I THINK IT’S FITTING
THAT WE PAY HOMAGE TO BLACK AND LATIN DRAG QUEENS
WHO WERE ON THE FRONT LINE
SO MY ANSWER
WHEN ASKED MY IMAGE OF STONEWALL
IS QUITE SIMPLE
ON THIS, MY 20TH ANNIVERSARY ON THIS EARTH
MY IMAGE OF STONEWALL IS ME
© B.Michael Hunter 1989
