Political Rewind: Through Trials And Triumphs, LGBTQ+ Pride 50 Years After First Georgia March
Tuesday on Political Rewind: It has been 50 years since Atlanta\u2019s first gay Pride parade kicked off on Peachtree Street in Atlanta. Compared to its recent iterations, the march was a small event. At the time, homosexuality was illegal under Georgia law\xa0and members of the LGTBQ community typically lived lives in the shadows. But on June 27, 1971, they congregated\xa0in Atlanta to publicly demand\xa0an end to persecution.\n\nThe years since have seen a slow but dramatic transformation in laws and societal understanding of the LGBTQ\xa0community in Georgia and across the country, though obstacles to true equality still remain.\n\nOn today's show, we\xa0reflected on the atmosphere that surrounded the first public stirring of gay pride among demonstrators, on Peachtree Street marchers, and looked at just how far LGBTQ rights have come in the half century since.\n\nPanelists:\n\nTaylor Alxndr\xa0\u2014\xa0Co-Founder and Executive Director of Southern Fried Queer Pride, Musician and Drag Performer\n\nTamar Hallerman\xa0\u2014\xa0Senior Reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\n\nJeff Graham \u2014\xa0Executive Director, Georgia Equality\n\nShannon Clawson\xa0\u2014\xa0Statewide Outreach Manager, Georgia Equality