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A Look At 40 Years of Gay Media
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Jun 14, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Tracy Baim has been covering Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community for more than 40 years, but it hasn’t always been easy. Back then, she says you couldn’t be openly gay in Chicago media, which is why so many LGBTQ+ journalists like herself had to create their own queer press. In 1984, fresh out of college, Baim started part-time at Gay Life Newspaper, before co-founding the LGBTQ+ newspaper, Windy City Times. Fast forward to 2018, and she’s the publisher of the Chicago Reader, the iconic alt-weekly. Chicago Reader’s “Pride” issue this week documents the evolution of gay activism in Chicago. The issue includes an interview with Dr. Fauci about the AIDS epidemic, and a profile of a '80’s zine that explored Chicago’s House music scene, among other stories. Baim spoke with host Jacoby Cochran about her decades-long career in the gay press and about what it’s like seeing Chicago media’s journey from sidelining the queer community to finally embracing it.
Guest: Tracy Baim, Publisher, Chicago Reader (@TracyBaimWCMG)
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Guest: Tracy Baim, Publisher, Chicago Reader (@TracyBaimWCMG)
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Released:
Jun 14, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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