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 E4-A "Letter to the ACLU" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:54
An astronomer writes to the ACLU. Bonus episodes! A whole exclusive series of standalone gay history episodes called Forgotten Fairy Tales is available on my Patreon. Also, cute buttons! Mugs! Archival research photos! J…
S2 E4 "The Fairy Project" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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…
S2 E3 "Resort for Sex Perverts" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:42
When police crack down, how do we respond? • Bonus episodes! A whole exclusive series of standalone gay history episodes called Forgotten Fairy Tales is available on my Patreon. Also, cute buttons! Mugs! Archival researc…
S2 E2 "Disorderly Establishment" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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…
S2 E1 "Pacing," or, "A Gay Girl of Good Moral Character" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:52
Would you like to be part of a group of women like us? The Daughters of Bilitis office hours are open. • Bonus episodes! Cute buttons! Cute mugs! Cute archival research photos! Join me on Patreon at patreon.com/queerseri…
Season 2 Trailer [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:37
Check out the podcast on Instagram @queerserial to see the FULL visual trailer! Season 2 picks up in 1954, right where we left off. (But you don’t need to hear season 1 to follow along.) A secret organization of lesbians…
Season 1 Recap [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:29
You don’t have to hear season 1 to join us for season 2, but in case you wanna brush up…! Season 2 picks up in 1954, right where we left off. A secret organization of lesbians forms as the national Mattachine Society cru…
Mattachine Live in San Francisco! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:40
Join me and Joey Cain live at the GLBT Historical Society in San Francisco this April! We’ll be playing season 1 of Mattachine over three nights, along with visuals of the early LGBTQ movement and discussions about the h…
Bonus: GAY BAR [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:08
Why are gay bars important? What role have they played in our history? Take a peak at season 2. Join the GAY BAR Book Club at www.queerserial.com/support through a single donation or by subscribing to Patreon for even mo…
S1 E10 "Take This Crowd On" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:56
When the Mattachine's founder is called to testify, when ONE Magazine is seized by the post office, and when the FBI begins to interrogate activists, how does the movement continue to fight? Please rate and/or review the…