BONUS: Jane Fonda, Tom Hayden, & Harry Britt Speak at Harvey Milk's 50th Birthday Dinner, 1980

BONUS: Jane Fonda, Tom Hayden, & Harry Britt Speak at Harvey Milk's 50th Birthday Dinner, 1980

Author: Devlyn Camp May 22, 2022 Duration: 18:21
Remember when Jane Fonda went viral in 2020 for a decades-old clip of her advocating for gay rights? Here’s the speech she gave later that night at the Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club’s Milk birthday dinner on May 21, 1980. I believe the clip on YouTube is mislabeled as 1979, because her speech that night very specifically references the interaction with the reporter—but please correct me if I’m wrong! This clip from “The Gay Life” hosted by Randy Alfred is courtesy our FABULOUS SPONSOR: THE GLBT HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN SAN FRANCISCO It features the voices of Randy Alfred, Supervisor Harry Britt, Jane Fonda, Tom Hayden, and Bill Kraus. Happy 92nd birthday, Harvey! ✨

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Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 82

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“GIVE ‘EM HELL” E1: “The Most Screwed Up Person in the World" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:38
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PREVIEW: “GIVE ‘EM HELL, HARRY!" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:35
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Randy Wicker Radio [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:09
Here's a little Queer Serial bonus show spin-off—direct from the Randy Wicker archive! After the success of Randy's 1962 gay radio show "Live & Let Live" (covered on the podcast in S2 E11) WBAI let him talk to anyone he…
Mattachine Meeting w/ Rumi Missabu! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:58
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S3 E13 ‬• Finale: "Liberation Day" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:54:40
“2, 4, 6, 8. Gays unite to smash the State!” You can support the new Queer Serial sister series “Give ‘Em Hell, Harry! The Man Who Kept Harvey Milk’s Dream Alive” on Indiegogo! Click here, and you’ll receive some fabulou…
S3 E12 Stonewall Inn • Night 2: "Gay Power" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:13
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S3 E11 Stonewall Inn • Night 1: "The Devil with the Blue Dress On" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:24
“You already got the payoff. Now here’s some more.” 52 years ago to the very minute this episode is released, Deputy Inspector Seymour Pine and his team of police raided the Stonewall Inn, and the movement building for 2…
S3 E10 "The Walls of Jericho" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:23:27
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