Podcast Pick: Making Gay History

My most recent Podcast Pick is Making Gay History. This podcast has been around for 12 seasons (and counting) but I just discovered it on my morning walk. It was fascinating to hear the host talk about coming of age in the 1970s (we’re one year apart in age) and to hear again about the nascent gay rights movement struggling to achieve rights in that period. There are several audio clips provided in the podcast, including one of Huey P. Newton of the Black Panthers standing in solidarity with the gay rights groups, and another of Sylvia Rivera, the famous trans activist I had the privilege of meeting before she died in 2002. This is fascinating stuff, and an essential reminder of where we came from and the returning oppression many of us face in states across the U.S. today. Sadly, what’s old is new, and we will find ourselves once again being activists for what we gained, lost, and may need to regain in the coming years.

Up next: Where Gays Do Gays Retire, with host Mark Goldstein.