STONEWALL - 50 Years Later

"50 years after Stonewall, why so many LGBTQ people are ‘still grieving’" PBS NewsHour 6/25/2019

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SUMMARY:  During the era of 1969’s Stonewall Riots, police raids against LGBTQ establishments were common.  But when Stonewall patrons fought back, the modern gay rights movement was launched.  On Stonewall’s 50th anniversary, Judy Woodruff gets perspective from Reverend Emma Chattin, activist and journalist George Johnson, The Anti-Violence Project’s Beverly Tillery and Mark Segal of Philadelphia Gay News.

"Stonewall exhibit showcases flash point in LGBTQ community" PBS NewsHour 6/29/2019

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SUMMARY:  It was 50 years ago this week that gay, lesbian, trans and other gender-nonconforming people rioted at a bar called the Stonewall Inn after a police raid.  The New York Public Library has one of the largest collections of LGBTQ artifacts from that tumultuous period, which is now being displayed in a major exhibit, "Love & Resistance: Stonewall 50."  NewsHour Weekend's Ivette Feliciano reports.

AMERICAN POLITICS - Gun Control Chicago Style

"How Mayor-Elect Lori Lightfoot plans to address Chicago’s gun violence ‘epidemic’" PBS NewsHour 4/3/2019

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SUMMARY:  Democrat Lori Lightfoot was elected mayor of Chicago Tuesday, in a landslide victory that represented several historic milestones.  Lightfoot, who is openly gay, will be the first black woman to lead the city.  A relative outsider to Chicago’s political scene, she interprets her triumph as a "mandate for change" from its people.  Lisa Desjardins talks to the mayor-elect about what comes next.