S2 E12 "The Pleasure of a Response," or, "How to Handle a Federal Interrogation"

S2 E12 "The Pleasure of a Response," or, "How to Handle a Federal Interrogation"

Author: Devlyn Camp October 7, 2020 Duration: 55:54
Enough schisms, how about an alliance? • Bonus episodes are $3/month at Patreon.com/QueerSerial. They come right to your phone like any other podcast. THIS WEEK we have one final story about Transvestia editor Virginia Prince. When the police come knocking, she finds a way to use their accusations against her to her own advantage. Research photos, buttons, mugs, books, and even some stunning NSFW history from the era are all on my Patreon, too! And it only costs a little gayola, $1/month for a lot of it. Join me on Patreon at patreon.com/queerserial. 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. 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, and Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. Licensed under Creative Commons by attribution 4.0. The original Mattachine Society jester logo is used courtesy of ONE Archives at the USC Libraries. I hope I made Miss Congressman Dowdy proud. Can you imagine his reaction? 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: "GAY PANIC! 1955" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:46
This is the true story of a panic that swept Boise, Idaho in 1955—a panic that continues to spread and damage our communities today. A standalone 9-episode serial podcast about a true scandal in queer history—in a new ci…
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…