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Reflector goes gay with a three-part look at the movement known as LGBTQ. Episode one looks at how homosexuals went from being social outcasts in post-war America to the 21st century’s most successful civil rights story and what happened when transgender activists started getting in on the action. With humility, humor, and an almost compulsive lack of piety, reporter Ben Kawaller explores the origin story of one of the most polarizing abbreviations of the modern age, telling the story of how gays and lesbians became LGBT.

THIS EPISODE FEATURES:
Dana Beyer – Early transgender rights advocate.
Herndon Graddick – Former president of GLAAD.
Lorri Jean – Former CEO of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center.
Ben Appel – Journalist and author of Cis White Gay: The Making of a Gender Heretic.
Jamison Green – Early transgender rights advocate.

LINKS:⁠

The Gay Metropolis: The Landmark History of Gay Life in America⁠ by Charles Kaiser
⁠Beyond Queer: Challenging Left Orthodoxy⁠, Ed. Bruce Bawer
⁠Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington⁠ by James Kirchick
⁠How to Survive a Plague⁠ by David France

CREDITS:
This episode of Reflector was reported and produced by Andy Mills, Matthew Boll, Ben Kawaller, Simon Adler, Ethan Mannello, and Seth Temple Andrews.

Music for this episode was composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Cobey Bienert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Peter Lalish⁠⁠⁠

Reflector artwork by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jacob Boll⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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