"GAY PANIC! 1955" E3: "Idaho Underworld"

"GAY PANIC! 1955" E3: "Idaho Underworld"

Author: Devlyn Camp October 22, 2023 Duration: 1:00:00
Follow the investigator, the doctor, and the reporter into Idaho's underworld. Find all things Queer Serial here: linktr.ee/queerserial If you’d like to support my many ongoing LGBTQ history projects subscribe to bonus episodes of Queer Serial for $2.99/month here on Apple Podcasts, or $3/month here on Spotify or here on Patreon to also get my queer history archive dives & behind the scenes of my documentary currently in production about preserving Randy Wicker and Marsha P. Johnson’s archive. That’s all of my bonus episodes ever and all of my Patreon posts ever!!  Listen to the first 4 seasons of Queer Serial free wherever you’re listening to this episode right now! Hear the story of American queer liberation from its roots in the 1920s all the way through to Stonewall and beyond. Explore the Episode Guide at queerserial.com/episodes.  To support my projects and get some queer merch, visit my new Etsy shop! I have lots of podcast merch from throughout the series, plus new queer history-related postcards, buttons, stickers, and other fun things! etsy.com/shop/queerhistoryuplift. Thank you all so much for your support! Listen to Morris Foote's interview about the Boise sex panic with historian Eric Marcus on Making Gay History. Follow me on Instagram @queerserial for images from the true history, subscribe to periodic email updates here, and find more info & resources for the podcast at queerserial.com. Music comes from Blue Dot Sessions. “Radio clips” in this episode feature iconic bigot Tucker Carlson and his drag queen investigator, Jonathan Capehart & Congressman Robert Garcia on MSNBC covering anti-queer violence, and Miss Ron DeSantis fanning the flames of gay panic in 2023. The final clip is from “The Problem with Jon Stewart” interview with Oklahoma State Senator Nathan Dahm.  This show is entirely supported by subscribers on Patreon and by bonus episode subscribers on Apple Podcasts & Spotify for $2.99 a month. “Queer Serial” is written, hosted, edited, produced, etc. by Devlyn Camp. Thanks for listening!

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
New "Mattachine Meeting" w/ Lisa E. Davis [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:43
Historian & author Lisa Davis has written two books—UNDERCOVER GIRL and UNDER THE MINK (also available wherever books are sold). Undercover Girl follows the true story of Angela Calomiris, a lesbian photographer in the V…
Harvey Milk's Political Will [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:24
“This is Harvey Milk speaking from my camera store on the evening of Friday, November 18th. This is Tape #2…This is to be played only in the event of my death by assassination.” • This audio is provided courtesy of Danie…
“GIVE ‘EM HELL” E7: "Strength, Power, Beauty" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:48
“Come out in the fucking rain and celebrate.” Listen to “Infamous Crimes: The White Night Riot Interviews,” and several other queer history bonus podcasts, on my Patreon at patreon.com/QueerSerial. Thanks for helping me…
“GIVE ‘EM HELL” E6: "Off to the Races" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:06:39
"If there's gonna be a queer movement, it has to say that there's something about our experience as queers that gives us an insight into something that is wrong with our culture that's beyond homophobia that needs to be…
“GIVE ‘EM HELL” E5: "Epicenter" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:35:36
“Young people who seemed to be living the easy life—no responsibilities, let's just go out and play—who showed true heroism, true love, true wisdom.” Listen to “Infamous Crimes: The White Night Riot Interviews,” and seve…
“GIVE ‘EM HELL” E4: "The Number One Queen" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:09:30
“The basic difference in style is that he was a great man and I’m just Harry Britt.” Listen to “Infamous Crimes: The White Night Riot Interviews,” and several other queer history bonus podcasts, on my Patreon at patreon.…
“GIVE ‘EM HELL” E3: "White Night" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:32:41
“No apologies.” Listen to “Infamous Crimes: The White Night Riot Interviews,” and several other queer history bonus podcasts, on my Patreon at patreon.com/QueerSerial. Hear several more points of few from fabulous queers…
[Preview] Infamous Crimes: WHITE NIGHT RIOT INTERVIEWS [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:49
Here's a little love letter to some of my girls, all of whom happened to have been at the same riot with GIVE 'EM HELL host Will Roscoe & Supervisor Harry Britt. We'll cover that story in episode 3 this Saturday—on the 4…