Episode 284: The History of LGBTQ+ Pride

In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss the history of LGBTQ+ Pride.

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Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: 

• Controversy has flared over the presence of police at this year’s New York Pride March. Neil drew on this Time retrospective on the more than 50 years of Pride protests and parades.

In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:

• Natalia discussed Pooja Salhotra’s Chalkbeat article, “New York City Schools Integrate LGBTQ Stories in Social Studies Curriculum.”
• Neil recommended Laine Nooney’s VICE piece, “How the Personal Computer Broke the Human Body.”
• Niki shared about the New York Times feature, “’We’re Going to Publish’: An Oral History of the Pentagon Papers.”