S2 E2 "Disorderly Establishment"

S2 E2 "Disorderly Establishment"

Author: Devlyn Camp June 10, 2020 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! Gorgeous PDFs! No really, there are gorgeous PDFs. Join me on Patreon at patreon.com/queerserial. Next week’s bonus episode follows a Bilitis leader who self-identified as a “bisexual ki-ki sonofab*tch butch/femme, oh boy!” Enjoying the show? Please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts to help new listeners find the show! Thanks for your support. :) So many stories packed into this episode! Visuals might help! Follow the show in photos on Instagram and Twitter @queerserial. And join the Queer Serial newsletter here! Teachers, hit me up 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! We love the Sisters. You can hear Beverly Shaw’s entire fabulous album at queermusicheritage.com/jun2004bs.html Also, check out the @lgbt_history Instagram. The guys behind it, Matthew Reimer and Leighton Brown, voice the San Francisco Chronicle reporter and the judge in this episode. Music by Kevin MacLeod is at incompetech.com. Licensed under Creative Commons by attribution 4.0. The original Mattachine Society jester logo and audio clips of Harry Hay are courtesy of ONE Archives at the USC Libraries. Audio clips from The Rejected are licensed by Thirteen Productions and WNET.  Thanks for listening! Next week: Episode 3 “Resort for Sex Perverts”

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
S3 E9 "Mattachine Millennia," or, "The Whole World Is Watching" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:47:18
“One gets weary of trying to confront the people with the necessity of assessing their own history.” • Bonus episodes!! Research dives! (Often NSFW.) Mugs! Buttons! Books! Plus tons of other fun stuff! $3/month at Patreo…
S3 E8 "Chicago Ain't No Sissy Town" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:29:00
“Through the blue cigarette smoke you can make out the outlines of crowded tables.” • Meet me on Crilly Court. Bonus episodes!! Research dives! (Often NSFW.) Mugs! Buttons! Books! Plus tons of other fun stuff! $3/month a…
E7-A “Mafia Buys Clubs for Homosexuals” [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:48
“Another such private club will open next week. Nearly all are in Manhattan and about one-third are operated by underworld figures.” Paula Harrington as the New York Times reporter. Looking for some reruns? Check out thi…
S3 E7 "STREET POWER" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:20:48
“The drug addicts, pillheads, teenage hustlers, lesbians, and homosexuals who make San Francisco’s ‘MEAT RACK’ their home are tired of living in the midst of the filth thrown out on to the sidewalks and into the streets…
E6-A “Nationwide Ring Preying on Prominent Deviates” [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:48
“The decoy would lure the victim to a hotel room, usually from a midtown bar, and get him into a compromising situation.” It’s me this week, Devlyn, as the New York Times reporter. Hi! Looking for some reruns? Check out…
S3 E6 "The Sip-in & the Social Prophet" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:14:45
“I think we have to decide how far we can go for caring about what heterosexuals think.” • Bonus episodes!! Research dives! (Often NSFW.) Mugs! Buttons! Books! Plus tons of other fun stuff! $3/month at Patreon.com/QueerS…
E5-A "Detective at Hotel Is Held in Extortion" August 5, 1965 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:11
“The house detective, Edward Murphy, was held on $7,500 bail for a hearing Aug. 13. He was impersonating an officer.” Faye Camp as the New York Times reporter. Looking for some reruns? Check out this handy dandy EPISODE…
S3 E5 "Homos On The March" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:17
“Life with the homophile movement continues to be exciting and stimulating and infinitely interesting and rewarding.” • Bonus episodes!! Research dives! (Often NSFW.) Mugs! Buttons! Books! Plus tons of other fun stuff! $…
S3 E4 "Aunties," or, "The Style of Tomorrow" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:18:44
“Either you keep up with the movement, or you will be dropped by the wayside….that’s just the way movements evolve.” • Bonus episodes!! Research dives! (Often NSFW.) Mugs! Buttons! Books! Plus tons of other fun stuff! $3…