Stonewall: The Spark that Ignited a Movement

Join your host, Tira, as we journey back to the turbulent 1960s to uncover the story of the Stonewall Riots. Explore the oppressive world that fueled the uprising, the electrifying events of that pivotal night, and meet the fierce trailblazers, Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson, whose courage ignited a global movement for LGBTQ+ liberation. This is the spark that changed everything.Resources for today's episode:https://guides.loc.gov/lgbtq-studies/stonewall-era#s-lib-ctab-24103782-1Wikipedia of courseThe Summer of Gay Power and the Village Voice Exposed, COME OUT, 1969https://www.nyclgbtsites.org/theme/bar-raids-forced-closures/https://www.nyclgbtsites.org/site/stonewall-inn-christopher-park/https://guides.loc.gov/lgbtq-studies/stonewall-era#s-lib-ctab-24103782-1 https://www.tpl.org/blog/national-monument-declared-at-stonewall-innhttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/stonewall-inn-through-years/Stonewall by Martin DubermanBoots of Leather, Slippers of Gold by Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy and Madeline Davis.