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Making Gay History - The Podcast

Bringing the voices of queer history to life through intimate conversations with LGBTQ champions, heroes, and witnesses to history.

Until 1981, Larry Kramer was best known for his Academy Award-nominated screenplay for “Women in Love” and Faggots, his controversial novel about New York City’s gay subculture in the post-Stonewall 1970s. And then he picked up the New York Times on... — Until 1981, Larry Kramer was best known for his Academy Award-nominated screenplay for “Women in Love” and Faggots, his controversial novel about New York City’s gay subculture in the post-Stonewall 1970s. And then he picked up the New York Times on the morning of July 3, 1981 and read about a rare cancer found in forty-one gay men.

It was in that moment that Larry Kramer was—to quote gay rights champion Frank Kameny—radicalized. Larry went on to co-found @GMHC (originally known as the Gay Men’s Health Crisis) and @actupny (the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power), two of the leading organizations that responded to the AIDS epidemic.

To learn more about Larry Kramer’s activism and his career as a writer, have a look at the information, links, photos, and listen to the episode at this link: http://bit.ly/mgh-kramer (and if you haven’t done so yet, subscribe to the podcast at http://bit.ly/mgh-subscribe).

Photo: Larry Kramer, 1978. Credit: Courtesy of Larry Kramer Papers, Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

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New episode! In 1981 Larry Kramer sounded an alarm almost no one wanted to hear. Gay men were dying from a mysterious disease and the only way to stop its spread was to stop having sex. The outspoken activist went on to co-found @gmhc and @actupny, two of the leading organizations in the fight against AIDS.

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Photo: Larry Kramer with his wheaten terrier, Molly, 1989. Credit: Photo by Robert Giard courtesy of The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library.

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Listen to J.J. Belanger’s war time love story via your podcatcher (subscribe at http://bit.ly/mgh-subscribe) or at this link: http://bit.ly/mgh-belanger

Photo: Belanger’s military portrait at age 17 ½ as a member of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCA), June 1940. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Credit: Courtesy ONE Archives at the USC Libraries.

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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... — 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

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New episode! J.J. Belanger had a big life that extended from the skies over Europe during World War II and the offices of the legendary Dr. Alfred Kinsey to trans rights activism before transgender rights were on anybody’s radar.

Listen to his story via your podcatcher (subscribe here at http://bit.ly/mgh-subscribe) or at this link: http://bit.ly/mgh-belanger

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The gay man who bombed a building and deserves to be celebrated as a hero

The artist and writer was a leading figure in the Dutch Resistance movement

Although Willem Arondeus was posthumously awarded a medal of honor by the Dutch government in 1945, historian believe his leading role in the resistance was downplayed in the immediate decades after the war because of his sexuality.

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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. (Photo: Perry’s high school yearbook photo via... — 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. (Photo: Perry’s high school yearbook photo via Classmates.com)
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After fifteen years of exemplary service, the Army threw Perry Watkins out. The reason? Because he was gay. Perry didn’t just walk away with his tail between his legs. With the help of the ACLU, he fought his case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court and after an eight-year battle won reinstatement—one of the first to do so. There’s more to learn about Perry Watkins and his landmark legal case in this Making Gay History interview.
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Photo: Sgt. Perry Watkins near his home in Tacoma, Washington, 1983. Credit: ©Steve Stewart for Positive Image: A Portrait of Gay America, published by William Morrow & Company,1985. www.stevejstewart.com.

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A lot of stories that are called Kafkaesque aren’t really. The story of Perry Watkins and his experience with the U.S. military is. Born in Joplin, Missouri, in 1948 and drafted in 1968 at the height of the Vietnam War, openly gay nineteen-year-old... — A lot of stories that are called Kafkaesque aren’t really. The story of Perry Watkins and his experience with the U.S. military is. Born in Joplin, Missouri, in 1948 and drafted in 1968 at the height of the Vietnam War, openly gay nineteen-year-old Perry had every reason to believe he’d never serve—not because he objected to serving his country, but because the U.S. military barred homosexuals. But the Army took him anyway. Then after fifteen years of exemplary service, they threw him out. The reason? Because he was gay.

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