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‘When We Rise’ Reminds Us That Violence Stalked the Ascent of Gay Liberation

Jim Downs March 6, 2017 Leave a Comment

When We Rise

The 1970s is more complicated than most people remember and more nuanced than it is often documented but the ABC miniseries, When We Rise, offers a … [Read more...] about ‘When We Rise’ Reminds Us That Violence Stalked the Ascent of Gay Liberation

Topics: Health, History More Posts About: AIDS, Cleve Jones, Entertainment, Gay Liberation, Jim Downs, LGBT Rights, tv, When We Rise

Jim Downs Reexamines Gay Culture, History, and Sex in the 1970s in ‘Stand By Me’

Andy Towle March 24, 2016 Leave a Comment

Stand By Me Jim Downs

This week's TowleREAD selection comes from author and historian Jim Downs, whose new book Stand By Me: The Forgotten History of Gay Liberation, … [Read more...] about Jim Downs Reexamines Gay Culture, History, and Sex in the 1970s in ‘Stand By Me’

Topics: Music, towleroad More Posts About: Books, history, Jim Downs, Stonewall, TowleREAD

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