1984
The history of the Gay and Lesbian community before the Stonewall riots began the major gay rights movement.
87 min
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Before Jason Collins, before Michael Sam, there was Glenn Burke. By becoming the first—and only—openly gay player in Major League Baseball, Glenn would become a pioneer in his own way, nearly thirty years after another black Dodger rookie, Jackie Robinson, broke the league’s color barrier.
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