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Pride Has Won and Pride Has Failed
Season 4
Episode 41
Published 4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Stonewall was a riot, not a parade. Fifty-seven years later, that fact still shapes every argument about what Pride should be. The people inside the LGBTQ+ community disagree more than you might think. A gay man who fought for marriage equality says the work is done. A trans woman says the backlash proves visibility still matters. A queer author says corporate Pride sold the movement out. All three trace their position back to the same 1969 riot. Hearing where they land changes what you might notice this June.
Image courtesy of National Parks Gallery. Public Domain.