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A Political Statement

Season 1 Episode 1 | 3m 25s

In 1971, New York City made it legal for same-sex couples to dance together in a public setting. Yet, while disco provided a safe haven for queer expression, the rest of wider society was still not as accepting. Discover how members of the Gay Activist Alliance (GAA) challenged the status quo one evening at the Rainbow Room.

Extras
Dive into how disco fell victim to a violent backlash and emerged to come back stronger.
As disco conquers the mainstream, it turns Black women and gay men into icons.
Explore the opening of Studio 54.
The surprising and overlooked history of disco: its origins, its fall and its legacy.
Discover how disco fell victim to a violent backlash – and how it came back stronger.
Explore how this global music craze was born in the apartments and basement bars of 1970s New York.
As disco conquers the mainstream, it turns Black women and gay men into icons.
Discover more about Larry Levan and the Paradise Garage.