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.


When We Rise (2017)
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Austin P. McKenzie
Young Cleve Jones (4 episodes)

Emily Skeggs
Young Roma Guy (4 episodes)

Jonathan Majors
Young Ken Jones (4 episodes)

Fiona Dourif
Young Diane Jones (4 episodes)

Rachel Griffiths
Diane Jones (4 episodes)

Mary-Louise Parker
Roma Guy (4 episodes)

Guy Pearce
Cleve Jones (4 episodes)

Michael Kenneth Williams
Ken Jones (4 episodes)

Ivory Aquino
Cecilia Chung (4 episodes)
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