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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Character
Earnest, grave, classical in form and resolved.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Austin P. McKenzieYoung Cleve Jones
- Emily SkeggsYoung Roma Guy
- Jonathan MajorsYoung Ken Jones
- Fiona DourifYoung Diane Jones
- Rachel GriffithsDiane Jones
- Mary-Louise ParkerRoma Guy
- Guy PearceCleve Jones
- Michael Kenneth WilliamsKen Jones
- Ivory AquinoCecilia Chung
- Debra WingerElena Kagan
Crew
- Dustin Lance BlackCreator
- Chris BaconOriginal Music Composer
- Danny ElfmanOriginal Music Composer
- Beatrice SisulEditor
- Michelle TesoroEditor
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Seasons
- Season 14 eps · 2017
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