LibGuides: LGBT Rights Movement: Media

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Fighting for LGBTQ Rights: Is the United States Really United? (2:20) The 10th Amendment to the Constitution allows each state to set its own laws. That's meant that in Colorado, LGBTQIA+ rights have often been repressed. Meet the students at William J. Palmer High School who took their school district to court - and won!
The Freedom to Marry (01:26:13) This is the epic untold story of how same-sex marriage became the law of the land. Documenting one of the greatest civil-rights stories of our time, this documentary shows the nail-biting behind-the-scenes story that traces the marriage-equality movement.
LGBT Rights: An Overview (02:36) Are people entitled to the same rights regardless of sexual orientation or gender identification, or might such rights infringe on religious and personal freedom?
PBS: Coming Out (We'll Meet Again) (53:12) Join Ann Curry as those whose lives were changed by the early days of the gay rights movement reunite. Tom wants to find the childhood friend who urged him to come out, while Paul seeks a fellow student who inspired him to stand up for his beliefs.
PBS: What Landmark Supreme Court Ruling Means For LGBTQ Rights The Supreme Court announced a milestone decision Monday, ruling that job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or transgender identity is illegal. What is the significance of this decision for LGBTQ rights, even beyond the realm of employment? Judy Woodruff talks to the Human Rights Campaign’s Alphonso David and the ACLU’s Chase Strangio, one of the lawyers who worked on the case.
Stonewall Uprising (1:20:49) Stonewall Uprising explores the dramatic events that launched a worldwide civil rights movement. When police raided a Mafia-run gay bar in Greenwich Village, the Stonewall Inn, on June 28, 1969, gay men and women did something they had not done before—they fought back. As the streets of New York erupted into violent protests and street demonstrations, the collective anger announced that the gay rights movement had arrived.
Zoe Dunning: Repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (11:40) Maria Zoe Dunning is a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and gay rights activist. She is known for being the only openly gay person remaining on active duty following a series of lawsuits against the U.S. Military and the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy during the 1990s. This is her story.