Exploring the aftermath of a raid on the Society for Human Rights, highlighting the loss of historical documents and the speculated use of green carnations as symbols of homosexuality. The chapter delves into Henry Gerber's resilience amidst legal challenges and setbacks in his advocacy for LGBTQ rights.
This 2015 episode on Henry Gerber covers his founding of the Society for Human Rights in Chicago in the 1920s with the intent to decriminalize homosexuality. Gerber was inspired by Germany's homosexual emancipation movement.
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