Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive

In 1978 Harvey Milk calls on gay people to gather in D.C. the next year to protest the anti-gay campaigns of Anita Bryant and her ilk. Organizers are stymied by internal conflicts until Milk’s assassination galvanizes them and a date for a national march is set. But will anyone show up? Visit our episode webpage [https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/chapter-six-marching-on/] for additional resources, archival photos, and a transcript of the episode. For exclusive Making Gay History bonus content, join our Patreon community [https://www.patreon.com/makinggayhistory]. ——— To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Eric gets an A on his freshman sociology paper, “Marginal Man: The Alcoholic and the Homosexual.” But his sunny predictions for the future of the gay rights movement are met with skepticism from his professor. Mere weeks later, Anita Bryant launches her anti-gay “Save Our Children” campaign. Visit our episode webpage [https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/chapter-five-thank-you-anita/] for additional resources, archival photos, and a transcript of the episode. For exclusive Making Gay History bonus content, join our Patreon community [https://www.patreon.com/makinggayhistory]. ——— To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Gay rights activists in NYC are first out of the gate to propose anti-discrimination legislation, confident it will sail through the City Council. Instead, they hit a wall of ignorance and bigotry. Meanwhile, 15-year-old Eric happens upon some revelatory literature in his dentist’s waiting room. Visit our episode webpage [https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/chapter-four-respectable/] for additional resources, archival photos, and a transcript of the episode. For exclusive Making Gay History bonus content, join our Patreon community [https://www.patreon.com/makinggayhistory]. ——— To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

When Jeanne Manford’s gay son is badly beaten at a 1972 GAA protest, the shy elementary school teacher takes a stand. She cofounds the organization now known as PFLAG and launches a movement that harnesses the strength of our fiercest allies: parents and the other people who love us. Visit our episode webpage [https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/chapter-three-family-ties/] for additional resources, archival photos, and a transcript of the episode. For exclusive Making Gay History bonus content, join our Patreon community [https://www.patreon.com/makinggayhistory]. ——— To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

While activists are demonstrating, filing lawsuits, and pushing for anti-discrimination laws, 16-year-old Eric is on a ferry to Fire Island, a legendary gay refuge off Long Island, with his neighbor Rev. Mullen—a trip that would introduce him to a vivid slice of mid-1970s gay life, ready or not. Visit our episode webpage [https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/chapter-two-fire-island-and-other-stories/] for additional resources, archival photos, and a transcript of the episode. For exclusive Making Gay History bonus content, join our Patreon community [https://www.patreon.com/makinggayhistory]. ——— To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]