Season 1: Episode 1: Sylvia Rivera — Part 1

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🗓️ 13 October 2016

⏱️ 13 minutes

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A never-before-heard conversation with trans icon and self-proclaimed Stonewall veteran Sylvia Rivera. Hear Sylvia discuss the first night of the June 1969 uprising and her struggle for recognition in the LGBTQ rights movement. Visit our episode webpage for background information, archival photos, and other resources. For exclusive Making Gay History bonus content, join⁠ our Patreon community⁠. ——— To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I history
0:02.0	Eric here
0:03.0	A few months ago we launched Making Gay History's Patreon channel
0:06.0	a place where we're sharing new video interviews
0:09.0	Never Before Heard Clips from my archive
0:11.0	that didn't make it into the episodes and more.
0:14.0	If you're not a member of our Patreon community yet, I hope you'll join today.
0:18.4	Just $5 a month gets you access to these Making Gay History extras, and you'll support us as we work to bring LGBTQ history to life
0:26.1	through the voices of the people who lived it.
0:28.8	Find out more at Patreon.com slash Making Gay History. or go to making gay history
0:34.0	and click on the link in our home page banner and thank you so much. Hi Eric Marcus here with the Making Gay History podcast. Each week we take a deep dive
0:57.5	into my stack of decades old audio cassettes to share with you the voices of
1:01.0	LGBTQ history. In our first episode you'll meet
1:04.8	Sylvia Rivera she was an iconic trans activist who also happened to be at
1:08.9	Stonewall in 1969 June 28th the night of the big uprising.
1:14.5	I'll never forget seeing Sylvia for the first time.
1:17.0	I was standing in the entry hall of her tenement building
1:19.8	in a small river town in New York.
1:23.6	And she was standing at the top of a rickety staircase
1:26.7	in the glare of a bare light bulb.
1:28.9	She had these really strong features, high cheekbones,
1:31.5	wide spaced eyes, gap-tooth smile she was wearing red
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