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Else was telling the world we were. i was only, what, 21. i left home because my parents disapproved of me being gay, i d run away, moved in with my girlfriend. i was brought up in india and the whole idea of gayness was just not in your consciousness. because back in those days, - most lgbt+ people were ashamed and guilty, they were closeted, they dared not show their name in public. in a way i had no self worth, and i had no gay pride or anything like that, because i had been hiding who i was. medical options included seeing a lot of psychiatrists, and convincing them that you were notjust mad. i ended up as a drag queen living in a commune in notting hill, and that was so unexpected but when i got there, it made perfect sense. the glf lit a spark which would burn for the next five decades. ....
Celebration and protest. pride is back where it began with those who started it 50 years ago. the gay liberation front was formed in the early 1970s by a group of students and young activists in london demanding equality and a change in society. i was here on the first march. i was a 16 year old who had just been thrown out of school for being gay. it was something new, it had never been done before. we were incredibly nervous, we feared arrest and gay bashing but we march defiantly. we are still here today- and in the interim we had gay marriage, civil partnerships, legal protection, and - a real change in the public s- attitude towards lgbt people and most importantly a sense of dignity we have known for ourselves. - glf lit a spark that would burn for the next five decades, ....
In a couple of hours to decide exactly what to do but it looks like liz truss will restate the position of the government which is that they want to negotiate changes to the bits of the brexit deal that applies to northern ireland with the eu, but if those negotiations don t go uk s way that the uk will reserve the right to pass legislation, new laws in the uk, which would override the deal they signed with the eu. certainly how it relates to northern ireland. that means more negotiations of a deal that boris johnson negotiated, and himself signed up to a couple of years ago, which is something he discussed yesterday while he was in northern ireland with our political editor chris mason. i think it is very important to recognise i think it is very important to recognise that the protocol is a classic recognise that the protocol is a classic piece of brussels negotiation. classic piece of brussels neuotiation. ~ . , , classic piece of brussels neuotiation. . , , ., negotiation. whic ....
Streets of charlottesville. mark morial, i want to ask you. we talked a lot about how damaging this resurgence of white nationalism and white supremacy is to our national conversation, but the flip side of it is that we have seen a lot of americans stand up, take to the streets and say, no, this is not, this is not who we are. we are standing against this hateful speech and language and, you know, in some ways it could be viewed through the most positive possible lens as an opportunity for people to show courage. well, i think people have shown courage out of necessity. i think there is a sense that this white supremacist movement can, because of the climate of the country, because of the rhetoric in the white house, become legitimatized and become a normalized political force, which is extremely dangerous for the future of the nation. but what it has done is lit a fuse, lit a fuse of activism among young people. it s compelled people to get organized. it s compelled people to exam ....
I think there is a sense that this white supremacist movement can, because of the climate of the country, because of the rhetoric in the white house, become legitimatized and become a normalized political force, which is extremely dangerous for the future of the nation. but what it has done is lit a fuse, lit a fuse of activism among young people. it s compelled people to get organized. it s compelled people to examine their own commitments and their own consciousness. and i think that what it is doing is fueling look at the response. 30, if you will, neo-nazi alt-right unite the right protesters and thousands of people in opposition and a lot of conversation going on on social media in support of the same. so, you are right, but this is a necessity. i think this generation, my generation, your generation, we re saying we are not in ....