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Season 3: Episode 5: Deborah Johnson & Zandra Rolón Amato

Season 3: Episode 5: Deborah Johnson & Zandra Rolón Amato

FromMaking Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive


Season 3: Episode 5: Deborah Johnson & Zandra Rolón Amato

FromMaking Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive

ratings:
Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Nov 16, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In 1983, Deborah Johnson and Zandra Rolón Amato went to a Los Angeles restaurant for what was supposed to be a romantic dinner.  Instead they wound up in court, and won. Represented by Gloria Allred. their landmark discrimination case has particular resonance today, as a growing number of Americans claim they have a legal right to discriminate against LGBTQ people, most famously in the case of a baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, which you can read about here.  
Released:
Nov 16, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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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.