S3 E13 ‬• Finale: "Liberation Day"

S3 E13 ‬• Finale: "Liberation Day"

Author: Devlyn Camp October 12, 2021 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 fabulous gifts — like postcards of the White Night Riots and Harry Britt with Jane Fonda, a limited edition recreation of Britt’s button, and an exclusive preview of the series! Thank you!! Bonus episodes!! Spin-off episodes! (Often NSFW.) Dive into Mattachino Randy Wicker’s archives with us! Mugs! Buttons! Books! Plus tons of other fun stuff! $1 or $3/month at Patreon.com/QueerSerial. Bonus episodes come right to your phone like any other podcast! If you’re already a Patreon gal, click here to make those bonus episodes pop up in your regular podcast feed. Learn more about a “Freaking Fag Revolutionary” who was there in the ‘70s, Albert Williams, in his article here. Learn more about Dugan’s Bistro, the legendary disco in Chicago, from my article here. Watch Bette Midler at the Continental Baths in 1971! Listen to Breck Ardery’s “Gay & Proud” LP and watch Lilli Vincenz’s documentary “Gay and Proud,” both from the first Christopher Street Liberation Day march here. Learn more about the Gay Activists Alliance zaps here! To learn more about Black Panther chairman Fred Hampton, watch “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Listen to Kay Lahusen’s monthly gay table in her retirement community on Making Gay History. After the zap at Harper’s magazine in response to their homophobia article, Merle Miller wrote this essay, “On Being Different,” for New York Times Magazine, which I highly recommend reading in its book form. To learn more about Marsha P. Johnson, watch “Pay It No Mind” and “The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson.” Read Sylvia Rivera’s speech referenced in this episode, “Bitch on Wheels,” here. Listen to Sylvia talk about S.T.A.R. on Making Gay History here. Learn about the Weinstein Hall sit-in here, watch Marsha at the 1973 City Hall protest here, and watch Sylvia’s legendary 1973 “Y’all Better Quiet Down” speech here. Teachers, message me for transcripts of the episodes! queerserial@gmail.com  Looking for some reruns? Check out this handy dandy EPISODE GUIDE. 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.  Resources, donations, and the full voice cast for the podcast can be found at queerserial.com. Listen to my other podcast for one of Chicago’s oldest gay bars Sidetrack, “OutSpoken: LGBTQ Storytelling." Season 3 podcast artwork by Ryan Thiel. 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. xoxo Devlyn linktr.ee/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
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…
"Trans-sexuals and the Police" on KPFA, April 10, 1968 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:22:20
CELEBRATE & SUPPORT Black trans lives! In lieu of our typical Pride celebrations at the bars and parades, please consider donating to Brave Space Alliance, Black Queer & Intersectional Collective, Queer the Land, Black T…