Episode 177 | Pigeons in Her Handbag

About this episode

The episode celebrates Pride Month by discussing the lives of Dora Richter and Sylvia Rivera, highlighting their contributions to transgender history and LGBTQ+ activism.

We are in the middle of Pride Month and celebrating with some brilliant heroes. Angie kicks things off with the story of Dora Richter, a German woman who was the first known person to undergo a complete transformation from male to female via surgery. Theresa moves into more well-known territory by sharing the life and background of the historic Sylvia Rivera. You might have heard of her, as she was credited with throwing the second Molotov cocktail at Stonewall. Come hear the before and after. This story pairs well with: Stonewall UprisingChristine Jorgensen Join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/UnhingedHistory Email us: Unhinged.HistoryPod@gmail.com Head to Social Media and be Social With Us: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unhinged.historyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/unhinged.historypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@unhingedhistory Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe. As a small, independent podcast, we rely heavily on those small actions to help. They’re free, and so are you. Hopefully.

People in this episode

Hosts: Angie, Theresa

Topics covered

• Pride Month
• transgender history
• LGBTQ+ activism
• Stonewall
• surgery
• historical figures

Keywords

• Pride Month
• Dora Richter
• Sylvia Rivera
• Stonewall
• transgender
• LGBTQ+
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stonewall Uprising

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