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Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive

Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive

124 Episodes • By Eric Marcus • makinggayhistory.com
Intimate, personal portraits of both known and long-forgotten champions, heroes, and witnesses to history brought to you from rare archival interviews.
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Guest Episode: Sidedoor: Lucy Hicks Anderson
Known for her smashing parties, lighter-than-air sou... more
Feb 23 2023 27m
Unafraid and Unflappable
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Bonus: A Complicated Love Story
Wait, THAT Harvey? When activist Craig Rodwell told ... more
Feb 14 2023 14m
Cruising Central Park West
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Season 11: Episode 6: Kathleen Boatwright
When Kathleen Boatwright fell in love with a woman a... more
Dec 8 2022 26m
Love at First Sight
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Season 11: Episode 5: Robert Bauman
In 1980, conservative congressman Robert Bauman was ... more
Dec 1 2022 30m
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Season 11: Episode 4: Urvashi Vaid
Indian-born activist and lawyer Urvashi Vaid was fie... more
Nov 24 2022 30m
Journey to Gay Identity and Activism
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Season 11: Episode 3: Faygele Ben-Miriam
In 1972, Faygele Ben-Miriam’s penchant for wearing d... more
Nov 17 2022 30m
Wearing Dresses for Experimentation and Insight
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Season 11: Episode 2: Rev. Carolyn Mobley-Bowie
Growing up in the segregated South, Rev. Carolyn Mob... more
Nov 10 2022 29m
Different in Every Way
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Season 11: Episode 1: Craig Rodwell
In 1954, Craig Rodwell was just 14 when he was arres... more
Nov 3 2022 20m
Craig Rodwell's Experience in 'Problem Boys' Institution
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Season 11: Preview
We’re back with more engaging voices from Eric Marcu... more
Oct 27 2022 5m
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Guest Episode: Revisionist History: When Will Met Grace
This special guest episode is from Revisionist Histo... more
Sep 15 2022 37m
Write a Love Story That Lasts
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Rewind: Stonewall 50: Episode 4: Live from Stonewall
What made Stonewall different? How can we carry the ... more
Jun 23 2022 1h 3m
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Rewind: Stonewall 50: Episode 3: “Say It Loud! Gay & Proud!”
Like so many other acts of LGBTQ resistance, the 196... more
Jun 16 2022 39m
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Rewind: Stonewall 50: Episode 2: "Everything Clicked… And the Riot Was On"
The Stonewall uprising began in the early morning ho... more
Jun 9 2022 33m
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Rewind: Stonewall 50: Episode 1: Prelude to a Riot
Conflict has context. In this first episode of Makin... more
Jun 2 2022 38m
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Season 10: Episode 6: Michelle Lopez
Women can’t get AIDS—or so Michelle Lopez thought un... more
Mar 31 2022 24m
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Guest Episode: LGBTQ&A: Peter Staley: ACT UP Changed the World — Here’s How
As a complement to our episode featuring Ann Northro... more
Mar 26 2022 34m
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Season 10: Episode 5: Ann Northrop
Fierce and unflappable, veteran journalist Ann North... more
Mar 24 2022 26m
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Season 10: Episode 4: Randy Boyd
Randy Boyd’s “gay agenda” was to be radically open a... more
Mar 17 2022 23m
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Season 10: Episode 3: Sara Boesser
From her home in Juneau, Alaska, Sara Boesser watche... more
Mar 10 2022 20m
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Season 10: Episode 2: Dr. Ronald Grossman
Dr. Ronald Grossman treated his first AIDS patient b... more
Mar 3 2022 21m
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Season 10: Episode 1: Randy Shilts
Out gay journalist Randy Shilts desperately wanted t... more
Feb 24 2022 28m
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Season 10: Preview
We’re back with more stories from the AIDS crisis. H... more
Feb 17 2022 3m
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Introducing: We Were Always Here: They Weren't Us
Marc Thomson was just getting his footing as a young... more
Dec 23 2021 30m
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Introducing: The Log Books: "Please Be Gentle"
In commemoration of World AIDS Day, MGH host Eric Ma... more
Nov 30 2021 58m
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Coming of Age During the AIDS Crisis: Chapter 6: Making History
Being HIV+ was a virtual death sentence. So why get ... more
Sep 10 2021 43m
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