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True stories of the leaders and unsung heroes who changed the course of American history through their tireless gay rights activism.

Documentary · 2020 · 38 min

Starring Alexandra Grey , Anne Ramsay , Anthony Rapp

EPISODE 1

The Birth Of A Movement

The Mattachine Society and Daughters of Bilitis emerge out of the repressive 1950s; Mattachine is galvanised by Harry Hay's gay rights manifesto, The Call; Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon create the Daughters of Bilitis as a support system.

36 min · 17 Oct 2021
EPISODE 2

Transgender Pioneers

Trans trailblazers rise up against police harassment at Compton's Cafeteria; the stories of three pioneers help to shed light on this pre-Stonewall pioneer, including Lucy Hicks Anderson, Jack Starr and Christine Jorgensen.

38 min · 17 Oct 2021
EPISODE 3

Black Is Beautiful, Gay Is Good!

At the height of the civil rights movement, three activists' lives epitomise the intersection of the personal and political: playwright Lorraine Hansberry, organiser Bayard Rustin and drag queen José Sarria.

38 min · 17 Oct 2021
EPISODE 4

From Rebellion To Liberation

Police brutality towards patrons of the Stonewall Inn sets off an uprising that rages for days and inspires the first-ever Pride marches.

37 min · 17 Oct 2021

Alexandra Grey

Lucy Hicks Anderson
Anne Ramsay

FBI Agent
Anthony Rapp

Harry Hay
Cheyenne Jackson

Dale Jennings
Cole Doman

Mark Segal
Elizabeth Ludlow

Stormé DeLarverie
Gale Harold

Howard Smith
Hailie Sahar

Sylvia Rivera
Heather Matarazzo

Phyllis Lyon
Isis King

Alexis
Jai Rodriguez

José Sarria