23 min listen
Our parents' secret gay porn empire
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Nov 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Growing up in California, Rachel Mason and her brother Josh didn't know exactly what was sold in their unassuming and straight-laced parents' bookstore. They had no idea the bookshop was actually one of the biggest distributors of adult material, specifically gay porn, in the US. The bookshop became a haven for the queer community as Karen and Barry supported gay employees throughout the HIV and Aids crisis in the 1980s, all the while hiding the business from family and friends. Rachel has made a documentary about their story called Circus of Books.
Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Maryam Maruf
Picture: Barry and Karen at Circus of Books
Credit: Rachel Mason
Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Maryam Maruf
Picture: Barry and Karen at Circus of Books
Credit: Rachel Mason
Released:
Nov 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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