Season 1: Episode 8: Dear Abby

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Season 1: Episode 8: Dear Abby

FromMaking Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive

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Dec 1, 2016

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A generation ago, tens of millions of people turned to “Dear Abby” in her daily newspaper column for advice. Long before others did, and at considerable risk, she used her platform and celebrity in support of gay people and their equal rights.

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Dec 1, 2016

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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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Frank Kameny: Frank Kameny fought for what was right. And he never gave up. Lessons for us all. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Tom Cassidy: CNN business anchor Tom Cassidy kept his “private life” strictly separate from his public life. Three decades ago he had to. But then he was diagnosed with AIDS. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Chuck Rowland: A WWII veteran who turned theory into action, co-founding one of the first LGBT rights groups, the Mattachine Society, in 1950—a time when gay people were considered sick, sinful, criminal, and a threat to national security. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Larry Kramer: He sounded an alarm almost no one wanted to hear. In 1981, when gay men were dying from a mysterious disease that didn’t even have a name yet, Larry Kramer urged them to stop having sex. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Marsha P. Johnson and Randy Wicker: A never before heard interview with Marsha P. Johnson and Randy Wicker - two very different heroes of the early LGBT civil rights movement. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Wendell Sayers: Wendell Sayers is not in the history books, but you'll never forget his story. Born in 1904 in Kansas, Wendell was the first black lawyer to work for Colorado's Attorney General. He risked everything to join a gay discussion group. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Love is Love: The right to love and be loved for who we are has always been a driving force in the fight for LGBT civil rights. Eric shares four special love stories from his archive featuring activists who helped change the course of history. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Dr Evelyn Hooker: A friendship that led to overturning the psychiatric orthodoxy and changing millions of lives. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Hal Call: Hal Call never minced words. The midwestern newspaperman and WWII vet wrested control of the Mattachine Society from its founders and went on to fight police oppression and champion sexual freedom. He also made more than a few enemies along the way. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Morris Foote: On November 2, 1955, when 30-year-old Morris read on the front page of the newspaper that Boise police were rounding up and arresting gay men, he did the only thing he could think of. He ran. He didn't feel safe to go back to Boise for the next 20 years. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Bonus Episode - Love is Love: The right to love and be loved for who we are has always been a driving force in the fight for LGBT civil rights. Eric shares four special love stories featuring activists who helped change the course of history. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Perry Watkins: Sergeant Perry Watkins played by the rules. The U.S military did not. Drafted in 1968, he was thrown out fifteen years later despite his honesty and stellar record of service. He fought back and won. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Gittings and Lahusen: When the Stonewall uprising upended the 1960s homophile movement, Barbara Gittings and Kay Lahusen refused to be put out to pasture. They brought all their passion, humor, and determination to the gay lib ‘70s and showed the youngsters how it was done. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Rewind: Sylvia Rivera: Another chance to hear trans icon, and Stonewall uprising veteran Sylvia Rivera relive that June 1969 night in vivid detail and describe her struggle for recognition in the movement. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Edythe Eyde a.k.a. Lisa Ben: In 1947, Hollywood secretary Edythe Eyde, a.k.a. Lisa Ben, had the audacity to publish “Vice Versa,” the first ever “magazine” for lesbians. Even more audacious, she imagined a future gay utopia that has all come to pass. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Greg Brock: He blazed a trail for LGBTQ journalists by being himself at a time when being yourself could sabotage your career. Greg Brock didn't just come out on the job, he came out to everyone on Oprah for the first National Coming Out Day in 1988. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Barbara Gittings and Kay "Tobin" Lahusen: Barbara Gittings and Kay “Tobin” Lahusen described themselves as gay rights fanatics, and they helped supercharge the nascent movement in the 1960s and brought their creativity, passion, determination, and good humor to the Gay Liberation 1970s. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Season Four - Trailer: Making Gay History is coming back with all new episodes that bring queer history to life through the voices of the people who lived it. Hear the trailer now. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Herb Selwyn: Herb Selwyn never hesitated to stick his neck out for others. That included gay people at a time when other straight attorneys cashed in on the persecution of homosexuals and gay attorneys were too frightened to represent a despised minority. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Smith and Donaldson: Four years before the 1969 uprising at NYC’s Stonewall Inn, a San Francisco confrontation between the police and that city’s LGBT community proved a turning point. Gay attorneys Herbert Donaldson and Evander Smith were among the night’s heroes. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Paulette Goodman: Growing up Jewish in Nazi-occupied Paris, Paulette knew what it meant to be a despised minority. After the war, her family sought refuge in the U.S. When Paulette found out her child was gay, she discovered there was another battle to be fought and won. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Shirley Willer: Shirley Willer had good reason to be angry—she was beaten by the police and a dear friend was allowed to die. Because they were gay. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Vito Russo: Vito Russo loved movies, but he hated the way Hollywood portrayed LGBTQ people and pedaled homophobia. He decided that that had to change. He wrote a book, was one of the founders of GLAAD, and when his life was on the line, co-founded ACT UP. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Morris Kight: Morris Kight cut his activist teeth in the labor, civil rights, and anti-war movements, and from 1969 on brought all his passion to bear on catapulting himself and L.A.’s gay liberation efforts onto center stage. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Season 1: Episode 8: Dear Abby

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