Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs - Ep 7: Turn Around. Fight Back.

For the two years leading up to May 21, 1979, gay activists
followed the rules. They engaged in civil debates. They sought
justice at the ballot box. They peacefully mourned the
assassination of Harvey Milk. But the verdict in Dan White’s murder
trial changed everything. (If you—or anyone you know—are in crisis,
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Season 9 of Slow Burn was written and produced by Christina
Cauterucci. Slow Burn is produced by Sophie Summergrad, Kelly
Jones, and Joel Meyer. Josh Levin is the editorial director of Slow
Burn. Derek John is Slate’s executive producer of narrative
podcasts. Susan Matthews is Slate’s executive editor. Merritt Jacob
is our senior technical director. We had engineering help from
Patrick Fort and Madeline Ducharme. Our theme music is composed by
Alexis Cuadrado. Artwork by Ivylise Simones, based on an image of
Silvana Nova and a poster designed by Larry Hermsen and the Too
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