About this episode

This episode discusses the Stonewall Riots and their significance in the gay rights movement.

In this week's episode, learn about the Stonewall Riots, which took place in the wake of a police raid on a NYC gay bar and catalysed the growing gay rights movement.  The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of, the second Half-Arsed History book, releases on the 29th of September across the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand region. Pre-order your copy from Booktopia or Readings: AU/NZ (affiliate link): https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/bkq2G9 International: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9781761472596/the-most-interesting-people-youve-never-heard-of--riley-knight--2026--9781761472596 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Riley Knight

Topics covered

• Stonewall Riots
• gay rights movement
• LGBTQ+ history
• Pride
• police raids
• New York City
• cultural impact

Keywords

• Stonewall Riots
• Pride
• gay rights
• LGBTQ+
• history
• New York City
• police raid
• Riley Knight

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Booktopia, Readings

Books & works: The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of

Places: Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand

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