Equal

In response to a repressive 1950s culture that considers homosexuality illegal and immoral, two iconic gay rights groups organize, fight back, and lay the foundation for the modern LGBTQ+ civil rights movement.

Actor Billy Porter narrates this four-part documentary series that pays tribute to the founders of the modern LGBTQ+ movement. Before Stonewall there was Compton's Cafeteria, and before Harvey Milk there was José Sarria. Portrayed by Cheyenne Jackson, Shannon Purser, Jamie Clayton, Jai Rodriguez, Samira Wiley, and other actors, each episode captures the origin stories of trailblazers who changed the course of American history, giving a voice to millions of people yearning to be out, proud and equal.

We meet three very different activists whose lives and work epitomized the intersection of gay and civil rights in the 1960s: Lorraine Hansberry, Bayard Rustin, and José Sarria.

The events of the Stonewall Uprising are told by the activists who were there -- and who helped usher in a new era of being out, proud and Equal.