max

Equal

Season 1
This dynamic four-part docuseries chronicles the landmark events and forgotten heroes of the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement.
20204 episodesTV-MA
Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $16.99/month thereafter

Prime membership required

Limited time offer. Terms apply.

Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - The Birth of a Movement

    October 21, 2020
    38min
    TV-MA
    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.
    Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $16.99/month thereafter
  2. S1 E2 - Transgender Pioneers

    October 21, 2020
    40min
    TV-MA
    The incredible stories of three trans trailblazers from the across the ages help illuminate the significance of the 1966 uprising at San Francisco's Compton's Cafeteria.
    Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $16.99/month thereafter
  3. S1 E3 - Black Is Beautiful, Gay Is Good!

    October 21, 2020
    40min
    TV-MA
    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.
    Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $16.99/month thereafter
  4. S1 E4 - Stonewall: From Rebellion to Liberation

    October 21, 2020
    40min
    TV-MA
    The events of the historic Stonewall Uprising are told through the voices of the activists and icons who were there -- and who helped usher in a new era of being out, proud and Equal.
    Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $16.99/month thereafter

Details

More info

Content advisory

Flashing lights

Subtitles

None available

Directors

Stephen KijakKimberly Reed

Studio

Discovery Global Extraordinary Stories
By clicking play, you agree to our Terms of Use.