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Pride and Politics: How the LGBTQ community could impact the 2020 election

June 15, 2019

Pride started fifty years ago as a response to the Stonewall riots in New York City’s Greenwich Village. We take a look at where the fight for gay rights stands today and what role they might play in the 2020 election. Soledad is joined in conversation by Stacey Long Simmons, the director of advocacy at the National LGBTQ Task Force.

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