Stonewall 55: Episode 2: “Everything Clicked… And the Riot Was On”

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🗓️ 21 June 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The Stonewall uprising began in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969. Revisit that moment, and the hours and days that followed, with voices from the Making Gay History archive. Relive in vivid detail the dawning of a new chapter in the fight for LGBTQ rights. First aired June 13, 2019. Visit our episode webpage for background information, archival photos, and other resources, as well the episode’s transcript. To hear more of Marsha P. Johnson and Randy Wicker’s conversation about Stonewall, go here. And listen to Morty Manford’s account of the riots here. 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	Hi History makers, Eric here.
0:04.0	Since 2016, we've been incredibly fortunate to be able to bring you LGBTQ stories.
0:10.0	More than 100 episodes across 13 seasons
0:13.0	thanks to the support of making gay history fans
0:15.1	and lots of other funders, big and small.
0:18.3	But there are so many stories yet to tell.
0:21.5	Lucky for all us history nerds, the Kalamus Foundation, one of our longtime supporters,
0:26.5	has just shared the happy news that they'll provide making gay history with up to
0:30.2	$15,000 toward the production of our upcoming season about the experiences of LGBTQ people
0:36.4	during the rise of the Nazi regime and through the Holocaust.
0:40.1	I say up to 15,000 because what our friends at Kalamus are offering is a challenge grant.
0:45.7	In other words, they'll match dollar for dollar what you, our listeners, contribute between now and
0:50.8	the end of Pride Month, up to $15,000.
0:54.8	Can I count on you to help us raise that amount so we can take full advantage of the
0:58.0	Calamus grant?
0:59.9	I hope so.
1:01.7	Please go to Making Gay History.org
1:03.4	slash donate or just go to our website and click on the donate button.
1:07.3	Thanks so much. This episode was first released in 2019 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall
1:20.1	Uprising. Happy Pride. I'm Eric Marcus and this is making gay history.
1:37.0	In the early morning hours of June 28th, 1969, I was 10 years old, sound asleep in my bunk at
1:48.7	Camp Leewa in Sussex, New Jersey.
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