‘When We Rise’: Stories Behind the Pain and Pride of Gay Rights

'When We Rise' is a new mini-series from ABC:

"A more contemporary examination of gay life in America comes to network television later this month, in an eight-hour avalanche of prime time spread across four nights, and with a decidedly different take on the subject. Written by a prominent gay filmmaker, Dustin Lance Black, “When We Rise” is a 50-year history of the gay rights movement beginning on Feb. 27, told through four characters who suffer — and often triumph over — family rejection, landlord discrimination, gay-bashing, police harassment, legislative defeats and AIDS."

Read more from the New York Times.

Here's an extended, very positive review from the Los Angeles Times and an article about the contemporary relevance of the miniseries.