It is 1978, and Cleve Jones, Ken Jones and Roma Guy work together to fight Proposition 6, which would ban gays, lesbians, and their allies from working in California public schools.
Episode Viewers and Ratings
Season 1 Episode 2 of When We Rise was watched by 2,020,000 viewers, resulting in a 0.60 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
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When We Rise Season 1 Episodes...
'When We Rise' chronicles the personal and political struggles, set-backs 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.