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American Experience

Stonewall Uprising Preview

Preview: S23 Ep9 | 30s

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American Experience

"Curing" Homosexuality

Clip: S23 Ep9 | 2m 11s

Dangerous "treatments" for eliminating homosexual urges were common in the 1950s and 60s.

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The Dangers of Drag

Clip: S23 Ep9 | 1m 23s

In 1960s New York, gay men who dressed in women's clothing courted danger.

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The "Dangers" of Homosexuality

Clip: S23 Ep9 | 1m 41s

A policeman's 1966 lecture on how homosexuality can destroy your life.

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The Fear of Being Gay

Clip: S23 Ep9 | 44s

A veteran remembers what it was like to discover he was gay.

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The First Gay Pride March

Clip: S23 Ep9 | 2m

Remembering the first gay pride march, held one year after the Stonewall riots.

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The Legacy of the Stonewall Riots

Clip: S23 Ep9 | 1m 29s

The Stonewall riots inspired gay Americans to fight for their rights.

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Stonewall: An Uprising, Not a Riot

Clip: S23 Ep9 | 1m 16s

Reflections on the Stonewall rebellion.

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Violence Against Gays and Lesbians

Clip: S23 Ep9 | 30s

To be openly gay in the 1960s was a serious risk.

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What Was the Mattachine Society?

Clip: S23 Ep9 | 1m 20s

The Mattachine society was one of the earliest gay rights groups.

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Boys Beware

Clip: S23 Ep9 | 10m 12s

This 1955 educational film warns of homosexuality, calling it "a sickness of the mind."