New Mattachine Meeting! Evansville Queer History (my hometown!) w/ Kelley Coures

New Mattachine Meeting! Evansville Queer History (my hometown!) w/ Kelley Coures

Author: Devlyn Camp January 18, 2023 Duration: 1:47:49
A Mattachine meeting on Main Street in downtown Evansville, Indiana, my hometown, with special guest historian Kelley Coures! Pre-order his new book OUT IN EVANSVILLE: AN LGBTQ+ HISTORY OF RIVER CITY here or anywhere you get books. Find Kelley’s fabulous piece about Evansville’s red light district here. You can support my many queer history projects, listen to more bonus episodes & interviews, and join me for LGBTQ+ history deep dives at Patreon.com/QueerSerial for $3/month! ❤️ Watch that Jerry Springer clip we discussed on my Instagram here (along with tons of fab queer history), or on YouTube here. You can also see Evansville featured on a recent episode of HBO Max’s "We’re Here." (Eureka is waving a flag outside the courthouse my Granny used to work in.) Also, check out Someplace Else if you’re in town! And say hello to Li’l Sebastian. xo Devlyn Patreon.com/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
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Duration: 2:32
Coming soon, Devlyn Camp opens an FBI case file on a secret society of homosexuals that developed out of Cold War America. A 10-episode, serialized case called Mattachine.