Why can't people just take the movie for what it was... a fictionalized version of an actual event. Did Jack Dawes really exist on Titanic? No... James Cameron took an actual event in history and used it as a backdrop for a fictional story.That is basically the same thing that was done here. The events around the Stonewall Riots was used as a backdrop for the story of the farmboy from Indiana.
Sure, Emmerick could have been a little more accurate in his depiction of the events, but as we all know (or should know) fictional accounts are not usually the most accurate. If you want an accurate account, find and watch a documentary.
I watched the movie more as a view into gay life of the late 60's and found it entertaining.
