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Did Hollywood Whitewash Stonewall?
Season 1 E 11 • 08/06/2015
Trans women were at the forefront of the LGBT civil rights movement, so Franchesca wonders why they've been whitewashed from the Hollywood movie about the Stonewall riots.

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08/05/2015
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Did Hollywood Whitewash Stonewall?
Trans women were at the forefront of the LGBT civil rights movement, so Franchesca wonders why they've been whitewashed from the Hollywood movie about the Stonewall riots.
08/06/2015
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08/12/2015
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08/20/2015
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08/26/2015
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09/30/2015
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10/07/2015
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10/14/2015
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10/21/2015
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10/28/2015
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