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Revisiting the Archive: Episode 4: Shirley Willer
FromMaking Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
Revisiting the Archive: Episode 4: Shirley Willer
FromMaking Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Apr 11, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
“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.
Visit our Season Two episode webpage for background information, archival photos, and other resources.
Released:
Apr 11, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Sylvia Rivera: A never before heard conversation with trans icon, self-described “drag queen,” and Stonewall uprising veteran Sylvia Rivera. Sylvia relives that June 1969 night in vivid detail and describes her struggle for recognition in the movement. by Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive