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Season 1: Episode 6: Jeanne and Morty Manford
FromMaking Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
Season 1: Episode 6: Jeanne and Morty Manford
FromMaking Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Nov 17, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
A mother's love turns her into a quiet revolutionary. When Jeanne Manford’s son Morty (himself a leader in the movement) was badly beaten at a protest in 1972, she took action and founded an organization for parents of gays known today as PFLAG.
Released:
Nov 17, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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