Season 2: Episode 2: Shirley Willer
Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive - March 9, 2017
- 17:50
Shirley Willer had good reason to be angry—she was beaten by the police and a dear friend was allowed to die. Because they were gay. She channeled that anger into action, traveling the country in the 1960s to launch new chapters of gay rights organizations.Visit our episode webpage for background information, archival photos, and other resources.
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- 16:25
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