The History of LGBTQ Rights in America

We the People

National Constitution Center

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🗓️ 24 June 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

June is Pride Month. The first Pride March took place in June 1970, to commemorate the Stonewall Uprising the year prior. Today on We the People, we look back on LGBTQ rights and advocacy throughout American history—from key stories and figures to key court cases interpreting the scope of LGBTQ rights under the Constitution. James Kirchick, author of Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington, and Dale Carpenter, Judge William Hawley Atwell Chair of Constitutional Law at SMU and author of Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v Texas, join Jeffrey Rosen for the conversation. Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org. Continue today’s conversation on Facebook and Twitter using @ConstitutionCtr. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate, at bit.ly/constitutionweekly.

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0:00.0	Hello We the People Friends and Happy Friday.
0:03.0	Jeffrey Rosen here.
0:04.0	We were in the middle of recording this week's
0:06.2	podcast about the history of gay rights.
0:08.2	When the Supreme Court opinions in the Second Amendment
0:11.7	and abortion cases came down.
0:14.1	These are important cases, and we want you to hear
0:16.9	from thoughtful scholars on all sides of the issue.
0:20.2	But it's also Pride Month,
0:21.4	and we have a fascinating conversation on the history of gay rights ready for you as well.
0:26.5	So we're bringing you two episodes today. They'll both be in the feed. Download them both. Enjoy your weekend, and we're also working on an episode about
0:35.4	the Dobbs case, which will publish soon.
0:38.4	There are three episodes on Dobbs in the catalog already, so check those out while you wait, and let's learn together.
0:46.5	Thank you for listening and enjoy the show.
0:48.8	Hello friends, I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution
0:56.4	Center and welcome to We The People. A weekly show of constitutional debate. The
1:01.4	National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit chartered by Congress to increase awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.
1:12.0	June is Pride Month and an important new book called Secret City,
1:18.0	the hidden history of Gay Washington,
1:20.0	has inspired us to convene a conversation on the history of LGBT-Q rights in America.
1:28.0	James Kircheck is the author of Secret City as well as a columnist for the tablet and a writer at large for
1:34.4	airmail. Jamie it is an honor to welcome you to We The People. Thank you for having me
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