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Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive

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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Revisiting the Archive: Episode 4: Shirley Willer Apr 11, 2020

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“I’ve spent a large percent of my life being angry.” That was Shirley Willer, reflecting on the death of a close friend and fellow nurse who in 1947 received fatally inadequate hospital care because he was gay. Shirley channeled her anger into activism in the early homophile movement—let’s listen to her story as we face the challenge of what to do with our own anger during this pandemic that has upended our lives.

Visit our season two episode webpage for background information, archival photos, and other resources.

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Revisiting the Archive: Episode 3: Wendell Sayers Apr 04, 2020

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Wendell Sayers understood isolation. Born in western Kansas in 1904, Wendell was the first Black lawyer to work for Colorado’s attorney general; living openly as a gay man wasn’t an option. When he attended meetings of the Mattachine Society in the 1950s, his race set him apart. Yet Wendell created a world for himself where he found purpose and meaning.

Visit our season one episode webpage for background information, archival photos, and other resources.

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Revisiting the Archive: Episode 2: Edythe Eyde Mar 28, 2020

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Musical uplift for anxious times. When Eric Marcus interviewed lesbian publishing pioneer Edythe Eyde in 1989, she treated him to a concert for one on her front porch singing her gay songs from the '50s and ‘60s. You can’t not smile.

Visit the webpage of our season one episode featuring Edythe Eyde for background information, archival photos, and other resources.

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Revisiting the Archive: Episode 1: Frank Kameny Mar 21, 2020

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In 1957, Frank Kameny was fired from his job at the U.S. Army Map Service for being gay. He went on to fight the federal government for 14 years and never lost his resolve. And he won! Inspiration for us all in these challenging times.

Visit our season one episode webpage for background information, archival photos, and other resources.

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Bonus: From the Vault: Sylvia Rivera & Marsha P. Johnson, 1970 Dec 27, 2019

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In 1970, a young radio reporter recorded an interview with Sylvia Rivera, Marsha P. Johnson, and other members of the newly formed Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries—STAR. Nearly 50 years later, MGH unearthed their remarkable conversation in a basement archive.

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Season 6: Episode 5: Damien Martin Dec 19, 2019

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Damien Martin grew up in foster care and on the streets of Philadelphia, so he knew all too well about the needs of vulnerable youth. In 1979, when he and his partner, Dr. Emery Hetrick, heard about a 15-year-old gay kid thrown out of a shelter after being gang-raped, they decided to take action.

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Season 6: Episode 4: Nancy Walker Dec 05, 2019

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In 1976 Nancy Walker joined the Gay Community News, an influential Boston-based weekly paper. She was in her 40s, an outspoken New Yorker, and a moderate pragmatist. Not surprisingly, Nancy and the younger, more radical GCN staff often locked horns...

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Season 6: Episode 3: Barbara Smith Nov 21, 2019

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For nearly half a century, Barbara Smith has been speaking truth to power—as a woman against misogyny, as an African American against racism, as a lesbian against homophobia, and as a Black lesbian against those in the gay rights movement who sideline the concerns of LGBTQ people of color.

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Season 6: Episode 2: Vernon E. "Copy" Berg III Nov 07, 2019

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In 1975, long before “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the Navy asked, and Officer Copy Berg told: “Yes, I am gay.” When Copy chose to challenge the military’s ban on homosexuals, the Pentagon fought back with all guns blazing.

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Season 6: Episode 1: Ruth Simpson Oct 24, 2019

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There’s a war on out there. That was Ruth Simpson’s Stonewall takeaway—and she was ready to fight. But when Ruth pushed the NY chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis to be more political, the FBI and the police took note.

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