CLR Show 1835. Air Date July 17, 2023. A special interview with John D'Emilio, Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a major force in the development LGBTQ history, and gay and lesbian studies in America.  As a noted historian, quoted by Supreme Court Justices Kennedy and Sotomayor, he is optimistic that the current pushback against LGBTQ gains is an historical blip, and that hard earned LGBTQ rights will remain a viable part of our social and political landscape.