005: 51-53 Christopher Street, ”Stinging Mad” at the Stonewall

June 28, 2020, marks the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, long since regarded as the start of modern LGBTQ+ Pride movement. Learn the history of the building at 51-53 Christopher Street, the people that inspired a movement, and the early laws that made it illegal to display your preferred gender in New York for a very long time. Black Lives Matter. Black Trans Lives Matter. Celebrate Pride, but never forget who paved the way. Plus: Pride trivia! And other shenanigans.

Episode 005 donation links and resources: https://bit.ly/2UNTKPd

Theme music:

Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/