Is the movie Before Stonewall available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime or Apple TV+?
At Stream Tracker, we take a close look at Before Stonewall (2015), the documentary that pieces together life in the gay and lesbian community before the Stonewall Inn riots through archival film, movie clips and personal recollections. From the drag queens who resisted police raids on June 27–28, 1969 to the hidden social networks that laid the groundwork for queer liberation, the film reconstructs the world that ignited a movement. In this article we’ll check whether Before Stonewall is streaming on Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video or Apple TV+ and point you to any available restored editions or bonus material. The documentary has earned critical recognition and festival honors, and remains an essential audiovisual record of LGBTQ+ history.
Synopsis
Considered by many the birthplace of gay and lesbian liberation, New York’s Stonewall Inn became legendary when patrons—especially drag queens—rose up against police during the confrontations of June 27–28, 1969. This documentary weaves together extensive archival film, archival movie clips and personal testimonies to create an audiovisual chronicle of queer life in the years leading up to the Stonewall uprising.
Watch on which platform Before Stonewall
Updated on 12/03/2026Netflix
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