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Queer America

Queer America


Queer America

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Length:
14 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

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Without LGBTQ history, there is no American history. Queer America takes listeners on a journey that spans from Harlem to the Frontier West, revealing stories of LGBTQ life we should have learned in school. Your hosts are Leila Rupp and John D'Emilio.
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 14 episodes

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You Have the Content. Now What? w/ Cory Collins

On our season finale, join Teaching Tolerance senior writer Cory Collins and hosts Leil...

66 minutes
Jun 20, 2019

Teaching the Reel History – w/ Sharon Ullman and Nicholas Syrett

Queer characters have existed on screen since the era of silent film. But do they have ...

72 minutes
May 24, 2019

The AIDS Epidemic: Then and Now – w/ Jennifer Brier and Shakita Brown Jones

“Inequality directly affected the scope of the epidemic.” Historian Jennifer Brier and ...

73 minutes
May 10, 2019

Re-examining the 1960s (part 2) – w/ Ian Lekus

The revolution was intersectional. Amnesty International’s Ian Lekus returns to discuss...

47 minutes
Apr 26, 2019

Re-examining the 1960s (part 1) – w/ Ian Lekus

Don’t start—or stop—with Stonewall. To understand not just LGBTQ history but all post-w...

41 minutes
Apr 12, 2019

Letters from Eleanor: When Do Private Acts Have Public Consequences? – w/ Claire Potter

What can the private lives of public figures like Eleanor Roosevelt and J. Edgar Hoover...

64 minutes
Mar 13, 2019

The Other War – w/ Susan K. Freeman

World War II plunged a double-edged sword into the heart of the U.S. queer community. H...

61 minutes
Dec 13, 2018

The Lavender Scare – w/ David K. Johnson

“If we teach only about the Red Scare, we’re only telling part of the story of the Cold...

42 minutes
Nov 27, 2018

Romantic Friendships: Boston Marriage (part 2) – w/ Susan K. Freeman

Lifelong partnerships between women existed long before the legalization of gay marriag...

46 minutes
Nov 14, 2018

Romantic Friendships (part 1) – w/ Susan K. Freeman

We’re passing love notes across time. Historian Susan K. Freeman takes a deep dive into...

63 minutes
Oct 30, 2018