It's Pride month, and you know what that means: It's time for a deep dive into the structural oppression of queer people in America, the exploitative underbelly of New York's mob-owned gay bars, and the night those tensions boiled over in 1969. What exactly was banned by sodomy laws and other laws used to target queer New Yorkers? Why was the mafia paying the police to keep gay bars open? And what was the movement that came out of Stonewall fighting for on the streets and in the courts?

Show notes, sources, and places to donate at the link (Heads up: Might be NSFW depending on how your work feels about cartoon penis costumes)

Feel like donating to a good cause? Might we suggest these charities:

• WA Black Trans Rights Force
• TransWomen of Color Collective
• Sylvia Rivera Law Project
• Trans Lifeline
• Transgender Law Center
• Entre Hermanos
• True Colors United
• Youth Futures Law Project
• Queer the Land
• Somos Seattle