Intimate, personal portraits of both known and long-forgotten champions, heroes, and witnesses to history brought to you from rare archival interviews.
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In 1983 Evan Wolfson wrote a law school thesis that asserted that gay people had a constitutional right to marry.... more
Like so many other acts of LGBTQ resistance, the 1969 Stonewall riots could have become a footnote in history. But... more
The Stonewall uprising began in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969. Revisit that moment, and the hours and... more
Conflict has context. In this first episode of Making Gay History’s Stonewall season, we hear stories from the pre-Stonewall struggle... more
Can historical and emotional truth coexist? For the 55th anniversary of the uprising, Eric and fellow LGBTQ history expert Ken... more
As a bookish lesbian growing up in working-class England, June Thomas developed an early love of bookstores. After moving to... more
Valerie Reyes-Jimenez called it “The Monster.” That’s how some people described HIV and AIDS in the 1980s. Valerie thinks as... more
Eric is joined in conversation by Dr. Laura Erickson-Schroth and Dr. Ilan H. Meyer to delve into the past and... more
A half-century ago, millions of homosexuals were cured with the stroke of a pen when the American Psychiatric Association decided... more
In the 1950s, psychiatrists diagnosed all homosexuals with a mental illness, and the sickness label created new forms of oppression... more