In the home stretch, the race to save gay rights took some unexpected turns.
As Election Day approached, the campaign to defeat Proposition 6 faced formidable odds. John Briggs’ fundraising juggernaut was churning out cash, and public opinion polls were solidly in his favor. To turn the tide, gay rights activists unveiled a powerful symbol and gambled on the support of an improbable ally: Ronald Reagan.
Season 9 of Slow Burn was written and produced by Christina Cauterucci. Slow Burn is produced by Kelly Jones, Joel Meyer, and Sophie Summergrad.Derek John is Slate’s executive producer of narrative podcasts.Merritt Jacob is our senior technical director. We had engineering help from Patrick Fort and Madeline Ducharme.
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