history: lgbt special. hello. i m ben boulos. thanks forjoining me at the queer british museum in london for this edition of witness history. i ll bring you important moments from the past as told by the people who were there. in this episode, we re focusing on lgbt history, stories about lesbian, gay and trans people from all over the world. coming up: we hear how lesbian activists broke through bbc security to stage a protest on live tv. plus, the fight for lgbt rights in uganda where being gay was punishable by death. how the balkans war inspired a groundbreaking film about trans sex workers. and the fight to use the word 0lympics for the very first gay games. but first to san francisco, and the aids memorial that would make headlines all over the world. activist cleve jones was living there in the 19805 when a mysterious disease started killing his friends. the suffering he saw inspired him to create one of the world s biggest ever arts projects. i talked about this ide
i don t know. we will discuss that later over a during. thank you my friend, and thank you to you at home for joining us this hour. just yesterday, nearly two months to the day after his brutal fight for the speaker s gavel, house speaker kevin mccarthy put that hard-fought victory to work, and announced a piece of legislation that is at the heart of the republican platform. standing beneath the portrait of george washington, the speaker described the parent s bill of rights. so many times across this nation we found that parents were attacked, called terrorists, and they simply wanted to go to the school board meeting to be heard about what was going on. one thing we know in this country s education is a great equalizer. and we want the parents to be empowered. and that is what we are doing today. you have a say in your kids education, not government, and not telling you what to do. the irony here is almost too obvious to explain. here is a bill introduced by the speak
and we are not finished yet. there is a lot more work to do, every night we re gonna keep trying to get better, and smarter, and you know we are always following the money. and tomorrow night, we re gonna have a good time again because of course it is the nightcap. so thanks for this last year. and i will see you tomorrow! and on that note, i wish you all a very good nights! from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with me! i ll see you at the end of tomorrow! tomorrow just yesterday, nearly two months to the day after his brutal fight for the speaker s gavel, house speaker kevin mccarthy put that hard-fought victory to work, and announced a piece of legislation that is at the heart of the republican platform. standing beneath the portrait of george washington, the speaker described the parent s bill of rights. so many times across this nation we found that parents were attacked, called terrorists, and they simply wanted to go
we are watching several stories developing at this hour. it s a moment of sadness for millions of catholics around the world. pope emeritus benedict xvi has died at the age of 95. the former pontiff passing away after what the church calls a period of ill health. benedict was the first pope to resign as the leader of the church this nearly 600 years, stepping down in 2013. also this morning, mourning the loss of a tv legend. good evening, i m hugh downs. i m barbara walters and this is 20/20. trailblazing tv news anchor barbara walters has died, known for her insightful, tough interviews. she became the first female anchor of a network evening news program and paved the way for women in broadcasting. a spokesperson says she passed away surrounded by family at the age of 93. but there are also celebrations this hour. the world welcomes in a new year. several nations already celebrating as the clock strikes midnight ushering the start of 2023. right now live pics you ar
Network grind to a halt as 50 thousand workers stage a walk out in the biggest rail strike so far. No way out the Ukrainian Military says it has encircled Russian Forces in the strategic eastern town of lyman in the donetsk region, a day after russia annexed the area. Millions of people in the uk will pay more for gas and electricity from today as the new Energy Price Cap comes into force. The uks biggest controlled explosion for 75 years as Redcar Steelworks is demolished. Now on bbc news, Molly Russell a fathers journey. A warning some viewers may find details in this programme disturbing. Molly is always going to be our molly, were always going to miss her. And her story is known by more people. It doesnt stop her being our molly. A girl who made the news for the worst of reasons. Reporter the government tells social Media Companies to take more responsibility for harmful online content in a bid to protect vulnerable young people from self harm and suicide. 14 year old Molly Russell