Austin P. McKenzie
Young Cleve Jones
Series
When We Rise
201743m6.2 / 101 seasons
The personal and political struggles, setbacks and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBT men and women who helped pioneer one of the last legs of the U.S. Civil Rights movement from its turbulent infancy in the 20th century to the once unfathomable successes of today. The period piece tells the history of the gay rights movement, starting with the Stonewall Riots in 1969.
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Season 1
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4 episodes available
Episode 1: Part I
1h 27mA young peace activist escapes his repressive life in Phoenix and heads to San Francisco, hoping to find refuge and community, but finds that the struggle for survival is just as difficult as it was back home. Elsewhere, NOW purges lesbians from its ranks.
Episode 2: Part II
1h 27mKen, Cleve, and Roma fight an initiative that would ban gays from working in California public schools, while Cleve works on the campaign to elect Harvey Milk as San Francisco City Supervisor. But soon a disease starts killing gay men all over the country.
Episode 3: Part III
1h 27mOn screen
Cast & Characters
Emily Skeggs
Young Roma Guy
Jonathan Majors
Young Ken Jones
Fiona Dourif
Young Diane Jones
Rachel Griffiths
Diane Jones
Mary-Louise Parker
Roma Guy
Guy Pearce
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