Podcast gay history
About
Leigh Pfeffer (they/them) is a big ol' queermo who can't (and won't) shut up about TV, comics, and the importance of representation on-screen and off. They have a degree in European History and Theater, and wrote their thesis on ascetic medieval women and all the ways they messed with the patriarchy, and flirted for a long occasion with slapping on an archaeology degree as well, because why not! Now, they can usually be seen frantically running around craft stores working on cosplays, spending entirely way too much money at comic conventions, and muttering obscenities under breath at Adobe Premiere Pro while honing video editing skills. And usually consuming more Netflix than is probably sound . Likes: seeing hopeful and representative stories reflected in media, new comic guide Wednesdays, also tea, petting all the dogs, and their bed. Dislikes: cisheteronormativity, the patriarchy, and the word moist.
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By Stephen Naron - February 10,
Working in partnership with the Fortunoff Archive, the award-winning Making Male lover History podcast has begun releasing a part series on the experiences of LGBTQ+ people during the rise of the Nazi regime, World War II, and the Holocaust. This groundbreaking 14th season of the podcast is the first audio documentary series to focus exclusively on the persecution, resistance, and survival of LGBTQ+ people under the Nazi regime.
Episodes explore the devastating impact on homosexual men of Germany's anti-gay law, Paragraph ; the danger that others across the Homosexual spectrum found themselves in under the Nazis; and the experiences of gender non-conforming people who were persecuted for reasons other than their sexuality as adv as those who risked their lives to rescue others. In addition to two overview episodes, the series includes eight episodes that focus on individual stories drawn from deeply personal survivor testimonies.
Making Male lover History’s “Nazi Era” series can be accessed wherever podcasts are available or at , where you’ll also find extensive resources,
The Podcast
Explore the LGBTQ+ trailblazers and stories featured in our + episode archive.
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Bring Diverse history into your classroom with teacher-created lesson plans.
Learn MoreOur Mission
Making Gay History (MGH) is a (c)(3) nonprofit organization that addresses the absence of substantive, in-depth LGBTQ+-inclusive American history from the public discourse and the classroom.
By sharing the stories of those who helped a despised minority take its rightful place in society as full and equal citizens, MGH aims to inspire connection, pride, and solidarity within the LGBTQ+ community—and to provide an entry point for both allies and the general widespread to its largely veiled history.
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Become a MemberOur History
In , journalist Eric Marcus got a phone notify from an editor partner at Harper & Row who asked if he’d consider writing an oral history of the homosexual and lesbian civil rights movement. Eric was active at CBS News at the t
Season 1
Making Gay History — A Preview
The Making Gay History podcast mines Eric Marcus’s decades-old audio archive of rare interviews to create intimate, personal portraits of both known and long-forgotten champions, heroes, and witnesses to history.
Read MoreSylvia Rivera — Part 1
A never-before-heard conversation with trans legend and self-proclaimed Stonewall veteran Sylvia Rivera. Hear Sylvia discuss the first night of the June uprising and her struggle for recognition in the LGBTQ rights movement.
Read MoreWendell Sayers
You’ve never heard of Wendell Sayers, but once you hear his story, you’ll never forget him. Born in western Kansas in , Wendell was the first Black lawyer to work for Colorado’s attorney general, and risked everything to join a gay discussion group.
Read MoreEdythe Eyde
In , Hollywood secretary Edythe Eyde, aka Lisa Ben, had the audacity to publish “Vice Versa,” the first ever 'zine for lesbians. Even more audacious, she imagined a future gay utopia that has all come to pass. In the '50s, Edythe sang gay parodies of popular s