Pride Month continues with a show about pride and protest, which makes sense since pride did start as a riot at the Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969.
A dozen years later, after the gay community had fought for and begun to secure many civil rights, they had a new foe to contend with: HIV/AIDS. They had come together to protest before, but this time they were literally fighting for their lives.
Today, we are featuring a recent interview from LGBTQ&A podcast. Host Jeffey Masters spoke with artist / activist Avram Finkelstein about the early days of ACT UP and how SILENCE = DEATH came to be and why the graphic became a rallying cry.
