About this episode

This episode explores the historical significance of the Stonewall Riots and the representation of LGBTQ+ experiences in musicals like Cabaret.

The Stonewall Riots are known worldwide as a starting point for LGBTQ+ activism, and musicals like Cabaret have shared the story of the queer experience in Weimar Berlin. But the …

Topics covered

• LGBTQ+ history
• activism
• queer experience
• Stonewall Riots
• Weimar Berlin
• musicals
• cultural history

Keywords

• LGBTQ+
• Stonewall Riots
• Cabaret
• Weimar Berlin
• queer history
• activism
• musicals

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Cabaret

Places: Weimar Berlin

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