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Stonewall: the 1969 fight for gay rights

Stonewall: the 1969 fight for gay rights

Chris Parkes reflects on the 1969 Stonewall riots

HistoryExtra podcast · Immediate

February 24, 202439m 55s

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Show Notes

To mark LGBT+ history month, we're revisiting a classic episode on a pivotal moment in LGBTQ+ history. Speaking to Matt Elton in 2019, historian Chris Parkes explored the background to the 1969 Stonewall riots, when LGBT protests erupted at New York’s Stonewall Inn.


The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine.

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