S2 E4 "The Fairy Project"

S2 E4 "The Fairy Project"

Author: Devlyn Camp June 24, 2020 Duration: 41:22
How could you possibly tell they were queer? • Bonus episodes! An exclusive series of standalone queer history episodes called Forgotten Fairy Tales is available on my Patreon. Also, cute buttons! Mugs! Archival research photos! Join me on Patreon at patreon.com/queerserial. This week’s bonus episode is features real archival audio from KPFA’s 1958 “The Homosexual In Our Society,” a 1958 radio program featuring Mattachine Society Publications Director Hal Call, Dr. Blanche Baker, attorney Morris Lowenthal (featured in previous episodes), and Dr. Karl Bowman. If you’re loving the show, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts to help new listeners find the show! Thank you for your support. :)  Wanna put faces to the names? Follow the show in photos on Instagram and Twitter @queerserial. And follow me, the creator of the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @devlyncamp! Teachers, hit me up for transcripts of the episodes! queerserial@gmail.com  Join the newsletter for periodic updates! 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. Music is by Kevin MacLeod 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 5 “In the Library Lounge”

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
S2 E11 "The Rejected, the Elected" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:21:32
What will we say when we finally have their attention? • Bonus episodes, research photos, buttons, mugs, books, and even some stunning NSFW history from the era are all on my Patreon! And it only costs a little gayola, $…
S2 E10 "The Hose & Heels Club" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:21
José Sarria for Supervisor! Did you register to vote yet? • vote.org • Bonus episodes, research photos, buttons, mugs, books, and even some stunning NSFW history from the era are all on my Patreon! And it only costs a li…
S2 E9 "The Twilight Woman" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:22:50
Mid-season finale: an ethical homosexual culture overwhelms the Movement. • Bonus episodes! I’ll still be releasing new episodes of Forgotten Fairy Tales regularly during the break! It’s an exclusive Patreon podcast seri…
S2 E8 "Peddled Like Pornography" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:25
Whom Should We Tell? And who won’t find out once the biggest scandal in homophile history breaks? • Bonus episodes! Hear an exclusive series of standalone queer history episodes called Forgotten Fairy Tales on my Patreon…
“A Step Higher” w/ Mattachino Wendell Sayers [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:49
Historian Eric Marcus interviews Wendell Sayers, an attorney, the first Black assistant attorney general for the state of Colorado, and one of few Black members of the Mattachine Society. He attended the 6th annual Matta…
S2 E7-A "Destroy A Citizen" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 10:15
Frank Kameny is under the boot. Bonus episodes! Check out my exclusive series of standalone gay history episodes called Forgotten Fairy Tales on my Patreon. Some episodes feature Queer Serial characters, some are way ear…
S2 E7 "A Useful Citizen" (Transgender & Intersex History) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:17:10
How long have transgender, intersex, and gender-nonconforming humans existed? This week we’ll explore some of our known genderqueer history, from ancient Sumer to 1959. • Bonus episodes! Listen to my exclusive series of…
S2 E6 "Faces Behind the Names" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:32
Flyers, magazines, television — how should we tell the public that we’re organizing? • Bonus episodes! Listen to my exclusive series of standalone queer history episodes called Forgotten Fairy Tales on my Patreon. Also,…
S2 E5-A "To Be Accused Is To Be Guilty" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:32
An astronomer faces the Civil Service Commission. Bonus episodes! Listen to my exclusive series of standalone gay history episodes called Forgotten Fairy Tales on my Patreon! Also, cute buttons! Mugs! Archival research p…
S2 E5 "In the Library Lounge" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:26
Who are our allies on the outside? Who are our enemies on the inside? • Bonus episodes! Listen to my exclusive series of standalone queer history episodes called Forgotten Fairy Tales on my Patreon. Also, cute buttons! M…