Al Preston hosts The Holiday Pride: A Pittsburgh LGBT+ Community Museum Podcast, a series that explores the rich and often overlooked history of the local queer community. This isn't a broad overview, but a deep, personal look at the stories, people, and places that have shaped Pittsburgh's unique LGBT+ identity. Each episode functions like an audio exhibit, drawing from the museum's archives and featuring conversations with community elders, activists, artists, and historians. You'll hear firsthand accounts of pivotal moments, from the early gathering places and the fight for civil rights to the vibrant cultural expressions that define the community today. The podcast aims to preserve these narratives, ensuring they are passed on with the nuance and dignity they deserve. It’s an educational journey that connects the past's struggles and triumphs directly to the present, offering listeners a profound sense of place and legacy. Tune in for a thoughtfully produced history podcast that honors where this community has been, providing essential context for understanding its ongoing story.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

The Holiday Pride: A Pittsburgh LGBT+ Community Museum Podcast
Podcast Episodes
Spotlight on ReelQ! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 6:52
Reel Q is a great orgnization that showcases queer films with the goal to make all presepctives and lives. You can learn more about them on their website.Sources:https://reelq.org/https://reelq.eventive.org/films
Bury Your Gays and Other LGBT+ Tropes [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:05
Tropes can be fun ways to tell a story, and also come from some very harsh realities. You can explore more information about tropes with our sources:https://lgbtqia.fandom.com/wiki/LGBTQIA%2B_tropes_in_mediahttps://lgbtq…
Welcome to the New Season! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:35
This season, we'll be talking about queerness in all kinds of media and even review some of that media. We'll start with general topics and then focus in on particular pieces of media!
This Season Coming to a Close [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:01
Thank you all for listening! I hope you're looking forward to our next seaon and everything that we'll be covering!Let us know if you have any suggestions by going to the website and submitting your ideas!
Pittsburgh's Lesbians [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:25
Often times many different voices are drowned out in a conversation about the LGBT+ community. Even here, we've talked little about lesbians. This episode hopes to fix that.Sources:https://www.instagram.com/pittsburgh_le…
The Fall of the Lambda and Delta Foundations [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 6:49
This episode may be a bit sadder, talking about failures within the LGBT+ community both from bad actors and hard times. History can't always be about the happy stuff, sometimes we have to look at the unforunate side of…
Oral History: Tom Wilson [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:44
Wilson was the first younger person that we spoke to and his experience of being gay in Pittsburgh was an interesting juxtoposition to the elders we spoke to.
Pittsburgh Queer Theatre [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 6:56
Theatre has been a staple of the queer community for centuries, and that's no different in Pittsburgh. Multiple troops and performances dot Pittsburgh's theatre history.Sources:https://www.jccppgh.com/https://kelly-stray…
The Pittsburgh Tavern Guild [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:10
Among the many bars that Pittsburgh once had, there was a coalition of a few of them that provided aid to each other and the wider Pittsburgh community.Sources:The Donny Thinnes Collection at the Heinz History Centerhttp…
Pittsburgh Gay Bars [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 6:57
We've talked a lot about Pittsburgh's gay bars, now we'll go into detail about some of them!Sources:Pittsburgh Queer History ProjectNewspapers.comThe Heinz History Center's Library and Archives Pittsburgh OUT collection.