[Audio] #SlowBurn: #GaysAgainst #JohnBriggs

During the anti-Briggs #campaign, a #RichardPryor #comedy #set became a #public #fiasco and laid bare longstanding #divisions in the #gay #community. With the #movement low on cash and running out of time, thousands of #gay #Californians decided their only #option was to tell the world who they were.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #California #History #ComingOut #Politics #Entertainment #Comedy #Representation #Culture

https://slate.com/podcasts/slow-burn/s9/gays-against-briggs/the-richard-pryor-set-that-shook-the-gay-rights-movement-in-1977