Bonus video! The Time Homosexuals Took Over TV Network Headquarters (Patreon)
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Hello there!
Next Sunday (the 19th), I'll be releasing a video about the TV movie That Certain Summer, and how it transformed the way that television depicted queer characters (though not without a huge nasty fight behind the scenes, as always seems to happen). As part of that research, I've been taking a closer look at the activism that came in the years that followed -- in particular the time that gay activists got fed up with TV networks and marched on ABC and NBC headquarters, taking over the offices until their demands were heard. Their tactics were radical, aggressive, and (it seemed at first) unsuccessful, but they laid the groundwork for a strategy that wound up working so well, it's still used to this day.