Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs - Ep. 3: Harvey Milk vs. the Machine

After decades of wandering and job-hopping, Harvey Milk found his
purpose as a gay community leader with growing political ambitions.
But his historic election was just the beginning. As John Briggs’
gay teacher ban gained momentum, it was up to Supervisor Milk and
his allies to figure out how to stop him.  Subscribe to Slate
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you listen. Season 9 of Slow Burn was written and produced by
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