Deep Diving with Eoghan McDermott

The Origins of Pride with Mark Stern

02.03.2020 - By Eoghan McDermottPlay

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This episode discusses how a singular police raid on a gay bar in New York in the 1960's led to what we now now as the Pride celebrations all around the world. Mark Stern from Slate Magazine in Washington talks us through the history of Pride and the commercialisation of the festival by big companies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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