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Season 1

  • S01E01 Lesbian & Gay History

    • February 16, 1982
    • WCNY

    Introduction by Vito Russo & Silvana Moscato 00:02:40 Silvana Moscato interviews John D'Emilio Author, "Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities" 00:08:13 Vito Russo Interviews Barbara Gittings & Harry Hay 00:25:39 Person in the street interviews 00:30:29 Tom Steele Performs 00:35:13 Marcia Pally interviews Terry Helbing & Terry Miller Founders, Meridian Theater 00:48:42 Vito discusses upcoming documentary film "Before Stonewall" Clip of Lisa Ben performing 00:52:52 Person in the street interviews

  • S01E03 Music

    • January 26, 1983
    • WCNY

    00:00:00 - Intro by Vito Russo & Silvana Moscato 00:02:44 - Silvana Moscato interviews Alix Dobkin 00:18:44 - Interview with Meg Christian 00:25:01 - Alix Dobkin Performs "Just Like a Woman" 00:27:52 - Man and Woman in the street interviews 00:33:06 - Marcia Pally interviews Stan Leventhal about homophobia in pop music 00:42:06 - Dave Frechette interviews Carol Pope of Rough Trade 00:50:00 - Vito Russo discusses next episode on AIDS

  • S01E04 AIDS

    • March 3, 1983
    • WCNY

    00:00:00 - Vito Russo and Marcia Pally Introduction 00:03:51 - Vito Russo interviews Larry Kramer & Virginia Apuzzo 00:16:48 - Person in the street interviews 00:21:16 - Pam Brandt, Greta Schiller and Marcia Steele discussion 00:29:33 - Debate about promiscuity in the gay community with Charles Jurist and Michael Callen 00:36:56 - Parody interview with Dr. Nedrick Polyp 00:39:50 - Marcia Pally interviews GMHC's Diego Lopez and PWA Bill Burke 00:55:24 - Vito Russo outro 00:57:06 - Sister Missionary Position wants you to come clean

  • S01E05 Parents

    • March 6, 1983
    • WCNY

    00:06:04 - Vito Russo interviews Jay Blotcher and Amy Ashworth 00:21:25 - Person on the street interviews 00:26:21 - Marcia Pally interviews Jewelle Gomez 00:40:28 - Tom Steele performs 00:47:22 - Renee McCoy interviews Mabel Hampton 00:54:31 - Vito Russo reads a letter from a disgruntled New Yorker

  • S01E06 Writers

    • March 16, 1983
    • WCNY

    00:00:00 - Introduction by Vito Russo & Marcia Pally 00:02:18 - Person in the street interviews 00:03:28 - Vito Russo interviews Craig Rodwell of the Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookstore 00:05:48 - Womanbooks 00:09:36 - Marcia Pally interviews Jill Johnson 00:20:33 - Person in the street interviews 00:24:08 - Vito Russo interviews Felice Picano 00:33:04 - Marcia Pally interviews REynaldo Arenas and Rene Cifuentes 00:45:07 - Tribute to Tennessee Williams with Vassillis Voglis, Madeline Sherwood, James Purdy, Quentin Crisp 00:52:46 - A Stonewall Minute with Joe Windish - Julius' Bar 00:53:44 - Vito Russo outro

  • S01E07 Gay Youth / Older Gays

    • April 3, 1983
    • WCNY

    00:00:00 - Introduction by Vito Russo & Marcia Pally 00:02:26 - Person in the street interviews 00:03:19 - Marcia Pally interviews Chris Almvig of SAGE (Senior Action in a Gay Environment) 00:10:23 - Vito Russo interviews filmmaker Arthur Bressan, Jr. 00:19:40 - Marica Pally interviews Markee Velez of Gay & Lesbian Youth 00:27:25 - Person in the street interviews 00:31:15 - Daniel Suauro, Jr. interviews his aunt and uncle about being gay parents 00:41:56 - Vito Russo interviews Donald Vining and Susan Finkelstein

  • S01E08 Mixed Bag

    • April 13, 1983
    • WCNY

    00:00:00 - Introduction by Vito Russo & Marcia Pally 00:01:14 - Person in the street interviews 00:02:24 - Marcia Pally interviews Joseph Zogby of Gay Teachers Association, and footage from New York City gay rights bill hearings 00:13:22 - Tom Steele performs 00:16:01 - Person in the street interviews 00:20:03 - A Stonewall Minute with Joe Windish - Kew Gardens, Queens anti-gay vigilante group, Jim Owles interview 00:21:05 - Vito Russo interviews Arthur Bell of The Village Voice 00:32:46 - Men Together dance performance, Marcia Pally interviews artistic director Roger Tolle 00:44:22 - Vito Russo interviews Arnie Kantrowitz, author "Under the Rainbow"

  • S01E10 Entertainment

    • April 17, 1983
    • WCNY

    00:00:00 - Introduction by Vito Russo & Marcia Pally 00:01:37 - Person in the street interview 00:03:04 - Vito Russo shows a clip from "The Soilers," featuring possibly the first gay character on film 00:06:09 - Marcia Pally interviews Dieter Schidor, producer of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's "Querelle" and star Brad Davis 00:18:26 - Excerpt from play "Beauty and the Beast" performed by the Split Britches Theater Company 00:22:16 - Marcia Pally interviews Peggy Shaw and Lois Weaver of the Split Britches Theater Company 00:27:37 - Person in the street interviews 00:31:41 - A Stonewall Minute with Joe Windish - discussion of WBAI "Live and Let Live" program with Randy Wicker 00:32:47 - Gabby Tidbit's advice column segment 00:34:54 - Vito Russo interviews Rita Mae Brown 00:43:34 - Alliance for Gay Artists in the Entertainment Industry awards show. Featuring Robert Preston of "Victor / Victoria," Lynn Redgrave, Gregory Harrison, Linda Lavin, Ned Beatty, and Bernadette Peters 00:54:54 - Vito Russo presents the Hoof in Mouth Award to Joan Baez

  • S01E11 Racism

    • April 20, 1983
    • WCNY

    00:00:00 - Introduction by Vito Russo & Marcia Pally 00:01:21 - Person in the street interviews 00:02:44 - Vito Russo introduces discussion on racism in the gay community 00:06:12 - Roundtable discussion on racism in the gay community with Alix Darlington, Martin Duberman, Guillermo Gonzales, Mitchell Karp, Norman Mizumo, Vinson Thomas, Jameelah Waheed, Aiku Williams 00:33:18 - Person in the street interviews 00:37:15 - A Stonewall Minute, discussion of "The Captive," interview with Mabel Hampton 00:38:19 - Marcia Pally interviews Meg Dellenbaugh of Dykes Against Racism Everywhere 00:44:45 - Renee McCoy interviews gay cop Sgt. Charles Cochrane of the NYPD 00:52:25 - Vito Russo & Marcia Pally outro

  • S01E12 Third World

    • April 27, 1983
    • WCNY

    00:00:00 - Introduction by Vito Russo & Marcia Pally 00:01:25 - Person in the street interviews 00:03:29 - Rena Clarke poetry reading 00:08:16 - Vito Russo interviews Cherrie Moraga 00:22:46 - Renee McCoy interviews Enrique Jone, manager of Harlem gay club Jay's 00:32:27 - Person in the street interviews 00:35:53 - Renee McCoy interviews Liza Roque, co-founder of gay student organization Gay Love 00:43:31 - Flute performance by Fred Carl 00:45:14 - Renee McCoy interviews Eartha Carroll and Ke-Shawn Holmes 00:54:53 - Vito Russo & Marcia Pally outro

  • S01E13 Final Episode

    • May 9, 1983
    • WCNY

    00:00:00 - Vito Russo Introduces Lily Tomlin as Mrs. Judith Beasley 00:01:55 - Vito Russo and Marcia Pally at the Chelsea Gay Street Fair 00:04:59 - Mrs. Judith Beasley at a Cleveland gay bar 00:07:27 - Vito Russo at the Chelsea Gay Street Fair 00:07:48 - Vito Russo interviews Barbara Smith, author of "Homegirls" 00:18:08 - Marcia Pally at the Chelsea Gay Street Fair 00:20:10 - A Stonewall Minute - Joan Nestle discusses the Women's House of Detention 00:21:14 - Vito Russo interviews Harvey Fierstein backstage at "Torch Song Trilogy" 00:32:15 - Marcia Pally interviews Amber Hollinbaugh, co-founder Lesbian & Gay History Project 00:43:41 - Vito Russo interviews Roger Enlow of the New York City Office of Gay & Lesbian Health Concerns 00:47:04 - Marcia Pally at the Chelsea Gay Street Fair 00:48:34 - Mrs. Judith Beasley presents the Quiche of Peace at Key's Bar in Cleveland, Ohio 00:55:58 - Vito Russo and Marica Pally outro