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When We Rise is an upcoming ABC mini-series airing February 2017 chronicling “the personal and political struggles, set-backs and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBTQ men and women who helped pioneer one of the last legs of the U.S. Civil Rights movement from its turbulent infancy in the 20th century to the once unfathomable successes of today.”

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I’m so ready for the feels this show is gonna give me. And the hope.

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So excited for this! And Linda Hirshman, author of Victory, was a consultant for the series. Check out her book if you’re interested in more on the history of the gay rights movement, and here is the New York Times coverage of the show.

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#When We Rise #civil rights #lgbtq #linda hirshman #victory #dustin lance black

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Oh happy day!

#Victory #Linda Hirshman #Pride

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Today the Supreme Court made a landmark decision by dismissing DOMA and striking down Prop-8. For an engaging history and account of the transformation of the American notion of marriage equality, check out VICTORY: THE TRIUMPHANT GAY REVOLUTION. Now there's one more to add to the list!

A bit more about VICTORY:

When the modern struggle for gay rights erupted in the summer of 1969, forty-nine states outlawed sex between people of the same gender. Four decades later, in 2011, New York legalized gay marriage and the armed services stopped enforcing Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Successful social movements are always extraordinary, but these advances were something of a miracle.

Supreme Court lawyer and political pundit Linda Hirshman recounts the long roads that led to these victories, detailing the enthralling and groundbreaking story of the movement that has blurred rigid gender lines, altered the shared culture, and broadened our definitions of family. Written in vivid prose, at once emotional and erudite, Victory is an utterly vibrant work of reportage and eyewitness accounts, revealing how, in a matter of decades, a focused group of activists forged a classic campaign for cultural change that will serve as a model for all future political movements.

Check it out here.

#SCOTUS #VICTORY #marriage equality #intern laurel