Our topic will be the 40 year aftermath of the Stonewall Riots and how the LGBT rights movement has changed in the four decades since that night in 1969.
I'm sure some of my younger readers don't know much about Stonewall- here's something very brief:
The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969 at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. They are frequently cited as the first instance in American history when gays and lesbians fought back against a government-sponsored system that persecuted homosexuals, and they have become the defining event that marked the start of the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.
I'd encourage everyone, whether you want to listen to the radio program or not, to read the full Wikipedia entry on the riots
I would, of course, encourage everyone to listen in live. If you're in the Manhattan area you can tune into 91.9 FM or anyone anywhere can listen online here.
If questions you'd like answered, please e-mail them to renner@ksu.edu.
I would, of course, encourage everyone to listen in live. If you're in the Manhattan area you can tune into 91.9 FM or anyone anywhere can listen online here.
If questions you'd like answered, please e-mail them to renner@ksu.edu.
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