"Return to Normalcy" • Election Day bonus!

"Return to Normalcy" • Election Day bonus!

Author: Devlyn Camp November 2, 2020 Duration: 34:54
Patreon bonus episode for all! The 1920 presidential election proves yet again that history repeats itself, from fear-mongering to political scandal, and even a sitting president infected by the pandemic he downplayed. Make sure you have a plan to vote! • More bonus episodes!! Twice a month! Patreon.com/QueerSerial. COMING UP: A new mini-series about a true 1950s gay sex panic that became a witch hunt in one small town, and how the town tried to cover it up. These bonus episodes and many more already waiting for you, plus tons of other fun stuff! $3/month at Patreon.com/QueerSerial. (Bonus episodes come right to your phone like any other podcast!) Research photos, buttons, mugs, books, and even some stunning NSFW history from the era are all on my Patreon, too! It only costs a little gayola. If you’re enjoying the show, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts to help new listeners find the show! Subscribe to the Queer Serial email list here! Thanks for your support. :)  Wanna put faces to the names? See the gay bars and cruising grounds? Flip through the homophile publications? Follow the show in photos on Instagram and Twitter @queerserial.  Teachers, message me for transcripts of the episodes! queerserial@gmail.com  Resources, donations, and the full voice cast for the podcast can be found at queerserial.com. My favorite for this episode is “Indecent Advances” by James Polchin. Click here to read Joe Biden’s full statement on violence against transgender and gender non-conforming people. This season is also brought to you in part by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, San Francisco! Thanks, sis! Check out my other podcast for one of Chicago’s oldest gay bars Sidetrack, “OutSpoken: LGBTQ Storytelling." Music is by Blue Dot Sessions. The original Mattachine Society jester logo is used courtesy of ONE Archives at the USC Libraries. VOTE! xoxo

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
[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…
“GIVE ‘EM HELL” E2: “This Crazy Jewish Guy with the Ponytail" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:08:56
“It was about the redefinition of queer power in the city.” Listen to “Infamous Crimes: The White Night Riot Interviews,” and several other queer history bonus podcasts, on my Patreon at patreon.com/QueerSerial. Thanks f…
“GIVE ‘EM HELL” E1: “The Most Screwed Up Person in the World" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:38
“And I’m still mad.” • 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 preserve & share queer…
PREVIEW: “GIVE ‘EM HELL, HARRY!" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:35
A new sister series about Supervisor Harvey Milk’s final wishes. • Listen to “Infamous Crimes: White Night Riot Interviews”—and lots of other queer history bonus podcasts!—on my Patreon at patreon.com/QueerSerial. Thanks…
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
Welcome to a Mattachine meeting for the 21st century! Join Devlyn Camp & queer activists, legends, and other very special guests as we discuss…everything! This is a NEW BONUS PODCAST produced to fund my many new queer hi…
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
“We can influence our existence—if we can only come together.” ✌✌✌ Check out these maps of the Stonewall and the Village while you listen! Watch Lilli Vincenz’s 1968 documentary about the 4th Annual Reminder picket at In…
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
“The Homosexual Revolution of ’69 started this week in San Francisco as militant homosexuals made war on both gay and straight Establishments.” • Huge thanks to special guest star Sam Pancake as Vector editor Leo Laurenc…