New episode! Sergeant Perry Watkins played by the rules. The U.S military did not. Drafted in 1968, he was thrown out fifteen years later despite his honesty and stellar record of service. He fought back and won. Listen to more of his story via your podcatcher (subscribe here http://bit.ly/mgh-watkins) or visit
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Steve Stewart shot this photo of Sgt. Perry Watkins near his home in Tacoma, Washington in 1983 as part of a book of photographs called Positive Images: A Portrait of Gay America, published by Olympic Marketing Corp in March 1985.
Credit: Photo by Steve Stewart from his book: Positive Image: A Portrait of Gay America, www.stevejstewart.com
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In his Making Gay History interview, Larry talks about how he thought he was the only gay student at Yale when he was a freshman in 1953. Today, Yale maintains an Office of LGBTQ Resources. To learn about the history of LGBT studies at Yale, click here: https://lgbts.yale.edu/history-lgbts-yale.
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Photo: Kramer in cap and gown in between his parents at his 1957 Yale graduation.
Credit: Photo courtesy of Larry Kramer Papers, Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
You likely know his face from an iconic 1953 photo booth photo. But there’s a full life’s story behind that photo that includes love, heartbreak, Alfred Kinsey, and fighting for trans rights. Listen to J.J. Belanger’s story on the podcast this week via your podcatcher (subscribe here http://bit.ly/mgh-subscribe) or at this link: http://bit.ly/mgh-belanger
While you’re waiting for Season 3 of the podcast… A Sylvia Rivera Encore. Sylvia Rivera would have loved knowing that in the years since her death in 2002 she’s become an icon—a symbol of LGBTQ people fighting back against police repression and fighting for respect and equal rights. Listen via your podcatcher, the link in our bio or by retyping this link in your web browser: http://bit.ly/mgh-rivera3 Video credit: Clip from 1973 Christopher Street Liberation Day rally in Washington Square Park via Lesbians Organized for Video Excellence
Greg Brock never liked the limelight, but the self-described “sissy boy” from Mississippi, didn’t get a choice. From the moment he was born in 1953, it was clear he was different. And the way he was different brought him the kind of attention no one wants—from bullies, gay bashers, and a disappointed father.
But Greg Brock blazed a trail for LGBTQ journalists by being himself. No small thing given what the world was like for journalists when Greg was building a career at big city newspapers. At the time of his 1989 Making Gay History interview, Greg had been out on the job at the Charlotte Observer, the Washington Post, and the San Francisco Examiner, where he was the assistant managing editor in charge of page one. Greg was the highest level openly gay person working at a mainstream newspaper anywhere in the United States.
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Photo: Greg Brock, Crystal Springs, Mississippi, Christmas 1956. Credit: Courtesy Greg Brock.
New episode! Morris Kight was a whirling dervish champion of LGBTQ civil rights. He cut his activist teeth in the labor, civil rights, and anti-war movements, and from 1969 on brought all his passion to bear on catapulting himself and L.A.’s gay liberation efforts onto center stage.
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Morris Kight was a major force in the fight for LGBTQ equal rights in Los Angeles—and he was literally at the front of the parade. .
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