An all-new special edition of Witness History from the BBC World Service. Remarkable stories of LGBT+ rights, told by the people who were there. Stories include the first lesbian couple married in the Netherlands; LGBT+ support of the 1984 UK miner strike; the murder of Honduran trans activist Vicky Hernandez; the first lesbian relationship in Bollywood cinema; the 2001 Queen Boat raid in Egypt; and the visit of Princess Diana and Freddie Mercury to the Royal Vauxhall Tavern.

Tune in this Sunday, June 23 at 7 p.m. on WNYC.