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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
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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
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