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The Gay Rights Movement Since Stonewall [video 1 hr 21 min]

This panel offers a rare look at the defining moments of the gay rights movement as seen through the eyes of journalists, historians, and media advocates. Panelists discuss these pivotal events; the role the media played in generating visibility for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people; and what the media accounts got right and wrong.
Read entire article at FORA.tv [broadcast at The New School, NY]