Friends of Judy: A new oral history with lifelong Garland fans Andrea, Sean, & Devlyn

Friends of Judy: A new oral history with lifelong Garland fans Andrea, Sean, & Devlyn

Author: Devlyn Camp October 1, 2024 Duration: 1:00:44
Happy LGBTQ+ History Month! Join me on YouTube to listen to this full special episode while I show you the Judy scrapbook discussed in this interview! youtu.be/tZgQ7hNFhpQ?si=R3OTHpcAX9zdqCvb When Andrea Eisner was a kid in the 1960s, she collected Judy Garland news clippings. Why was she so obsessed? And why do so many queer people gravitate toward Judy, and even form community around her? We discuss it all as we peruse Andrea’s Judy scrapbook, which I recently restored for her, along with our sister-in-Judy Sean. Andrea tells her story of coming out in Greenwich Village, waking up the next morning to hear Judy had died, and attending Judy’s funeral the same week she was present at the Stonewall Riots. Sean talks about discovering Judy as a kid and how his collection has grown over the decades to rival any Garland museum. We all talk about visiting Judy’s graves, and how we first met in Judy’s childhood home in Grand Rapids, Minnesota on her 100th birthday.  Learn more about the 1969 Stonewall riots, as discussed in Andrea’s interview, on the Queer Serial podcast episode pages by clicking here: Part 1 & Part 2.  You can support my LGBTQ+ archival history projects by subscribing to my Patreon, shopping on my Etsy, or donating here! Get periodic email updates here. Thanks for watching/listening to this very special episode! And thanks to Andrea & Sean for sharing their stories. queerserial.com/judyscrapbook xo Devlyn Camp @queerserial Patreon.com/QueerSerial YouTube.com/@queerserial Find all things Queer Serial here: linktr.ee/queerserial

Devlyn Camp’s Queer Serial: American LGBTQ+ History unfolds like a gripping radio drama, but every story is rooted in fact. This isn't a dry lecture; it's an immersive soundscape that pulls you into the pivotal, often hidden, moments that have shaped queer life in America. Each season focuses on a different true story, weaving together narrative storytelling, historical research, and firsthand accounts to create something that feels both urgent and deeply human. You’ll hear the tensions, the triumphs, and the personal risks that define these chapters of our past, presented with the pacing and depth of a documentary series. The podcast naturally sits at the intersection of history and true crime, exploring systemic injustices, personal bravery, and cultural shifts that textbooks often overlook. By dramatizing these real events, Camp makes the struggles and joys of LGBTQ+ communities resonate on a personal level, reminding us that history is made of individual lives. Tune in for a compelling blend of education and emotion, where the past is given a voice and its lessons echo into the present. This is history told not from a distance, but from the inside.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 82

Queer Serial: American LGBTQ+ History
Podcast Episodes
S2 E4-A "Letter to the ACLU" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:54
An astronomer writes to the ACLU. Bonus episodes! A whole exclusive series of standalone gay history episodes called Forgotten Fairy Tales is available on my Patreon. Also, cute buttons! Mugs! Archival research photos! J…
S2 E4 "The Fairy Project" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:22
How could you possibly tell they were queer? • Bonus episodes! An exclusive series of standalone queer history episodes called Forgotten Fairy Tales is available on my Patreon. Also, cute buttons! Mugs! Archival research…
S2 E3 "Resort for Sex Perverts" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:42
When police crack down, how do we respond? • Bonus episodes! A whole exclusive series of standalone gay history episodes called Forgotten Fairy Tales is available on my Patreon. Also, cute buttons! Mugs! Archival researc…
S2 E2 "Disorderly Establishment" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:29:04
Queer bars shutter across the Bay as homophile organizations rise. How did we get here? Put a pin in that and follow me back to San Francisco 1821. • Bonus episodes! Cute buttons! Cute mugs! Cute archival research photos…
S2 E1 "Pacing," or, "A Gay Girl of Good Moral Character" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:52
Would you like to be part of a group of women like us? The Daughters of Bilitis office hours are open. • Bonus episodes! Cute buttons! Cute mugs! Cute archival research photos! Join me on Patreon at patreon.com/queerseri…
Season 2 Trailer [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:37
Check out the podcast on Instagram @queerserial to see the FULL visual trailer! Season 2 picks up in 1954, right where we left off. (But you don’t need to hear season 1 to follow along.) A secret organization of lesbians…
Season 1 Recap [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:29
You don’t have to hear season 1 to join us for season 2, but in case you wanna brush up…! Season 2 picks up in 1954, right where we left off. A secret organization of lesbians forms as the national Mattachine Society cru…
Mattachine Live in San Francisco! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:40
Join me and Joey Cain live at the GLBT Historical Society in San Francisco this April! We’ll be playing season 1 of Mattachine over three nights, along with visuals of the early LGBTQ movement and discussions about the h…
Bonus: GAY BAR [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:08
Why are gay bars important? What role have they played in our history? Take a peak at season 2. Join the GAY BAR Book Club at www.queerserial.com/support through a single donation or by subscribing to Patreon for even mo…
S1 E10 "Take This Crowd On" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:56
When the Mattachine's founder is called to testify, when ONE Magazine is seized by the post office, and when the FBI begins to interrogate activists, how does the movement continue to fight? Please rate and/or review the…