The Stonewall riots of 1969 are cited as the most pivotal moment in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights, and as the foundation upon which all of today's LGBTQ+ rights stand.

Coming on the heels of the recent Supreme Court ruling stating that gay and lesbian individuals nationwide have the right to marry, it is unsurprising that a movie would be made documenting the Stonewall riots, which sparked the gay liberation movement and made this most recent victory possible.

However, this week, the world received its first look at the movie trailer for Stonewall. And the world was disappointed.

The film, directed by Roland Emmerich, which is supposedly based on the real events of the Stonewall riots, has erased the key players of the movement and replaced them with the fictional Danny, a cisgender white man.

Hundreds of witness accounts report that the Stonewall riots were largely incited by the revolutionary actions of the Stonewall Inn's transgender and drag queen patrons.

Many other gay bars in the area did not accept transgender patrons. Therefore, the Stonewall Inn held an incredible importance to many of the transgender individuals who fought to protect their right to be there when on June 28, 1969, NYPD officers entered the Stonewall Inn, shouting, “Police! We’re taking the place!"

Black trans activist and drag queen Marsha P. Johnson had been inside the Stonewall Inn that night, celebrating her 25th birthday. When police harassed her and others, Johnson began the resistance by throwing what is now referred to as "the shot glass heard around the world."

Arrests were made and riots began. Crowds of queer and trans individuals had gathered outside the bar.

Sylvia Rivera, a Puerto Rican trans activist is noted as one of the first bystanders in the crowd to resist, by throwing a bottle. Stonewall biographies state that Rivera is believed to have shouted, "It's the revolution!"

Rivera and Johnson, two transgender women of color, began the Stonewall riots, and ultimately paved the way for today's ongoing LGBTQ+ rights movement.

They are not, however, the main characters in Emmerich's upcoming film. Though Johnson is listed (really far down) on the film's IMDb page, the trailer makes it clear that she will not be the leader of the movement. Johnson will be played in the film by a cisgender man, further stigmatizing and belittling the valid gender identities of transgender individuals. Rivera, meanwhile, is nowhere to be found in the film's list of characters.

It seems that the upcoming Stonewall film will have the same emphasis on white gay men, despite the actual events and instigators of the riots that took place nearly 50 years ago.

For those who are looking for an accurate representation of the events at the Stonewall Inn, this movie is not it.

Luckily, alternatives exist, such as "Pay It No Mind," a documentary about the life of Martha P. Johnson; "Happy Birthday, Marsha!" which seeks to tell a more truthful version of the events of the Stonewall Inn; and "Major!" a documentary of the life of Miss Major, another transgender activist who has spent decades working toward equal rights in the LGBTQ+ movement.

The Internet is in uproar about this film's blatant erasure of historically important queer and trans people of color, and an official petition to boycott the film is circulating.

Many queer, trans, and gender-nonconforming identified people will be boycotting the Stonewall film and are encouraging others to do the same. But is that enough?

Sophia Banks has another suggestion for those who want to have a bigger impact.

This movie is a reminder to us all that the history we are told is not always going to be representative of the truth. Do not take things at face value, and do your own research because Hollywood's goal is ultimately to sell, not to educate.