When We Rise

Synopsis

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.

Streaming on

• Hulu↗

Top of the call sheet

• 
  Austin P. McKenzie
  as Young Cleve Jones
• 
  Emily Skeggs
  as Young Roma Guy
• 
  Jonathan Majors
  as Young Ken Jones
• 
  Fiona Dourif
  as Young Diane Jones
• 
  Rachel Griffiths
  as Diane Jones
• 
  Mary-Louise Parker
  as Roma Guy

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