Pride: Past, Present, and the People We Don't Get to Lose

Pride didn't start with a parade. It started with a stand. In the Pride Month launch episode of Ty in Progress, queer storyteller Ty Pollock walks through the past, present, and future of Pride — from Sappho to Stonewall to the Pride flag flying year-round on his Salt Lake City house through every threat. A celebration of where we've been, where we are, and where we're going. Don't dim your light. Be true. Be you.CHAPTERS:(00:00) Welcome and a warning(01:36) The Past: queer people have always been here(03:28) America 1953 and the federal firings(04:09) Frank Kameny: the man history forgot(06:40) Stonewall opens: the Mafia bar that became a movement(07:24) Stonewall wasn't a drag queen bar (in Sylvia's words)(08:38) Meet Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson(09:25) June 28, 1969: the night Stonewall fought back(10:30) Sylvia: "I have to go off"(11:44) 1973: Sylvia booed off the Pride stage(12:43) Ty visits the Stonewall Monument(14:05) AIDS, marriage equality, and Ty's 2019 wedding toast(15:25) The Joy of Pride(16:42) Why we still need Pride: GLAAD, suicide stats, 62 countries(17:55) "Take your husband off your profile"(19:35) "That's the past" — the line that broke me(21:11) Five things you can do for Pride(23:32) In the Group Chat: Rachel's first Pride(26:11) Crisis resources(27:23) Be true. Be you.ABOUT TY:Ty Pollock is a queer storyteller from Salt Lake City. He hosts Ty in Progress, a 30-minute couch conversation that drops every Tuesday. Some weeks it's just Ty. Other weeks, he pulls up a chair for a guest you'll be glad you met. Don't dim your light. Be true. Be you.***Follow Ty in Progress:Instagram: @tyinprogressTikTok: @tyinprogressYouTube: @tyinprogressThreads: @tyinprogressFacebook: @tyinprogressNew episodes every Tuesday, 5 AM MT.Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.Don't dim your light and share it! Be true. Be you.