Outward: Slate's LGBTQ podcast Fellow Travelers Brings the Gay Sex and Questionable Anachronism
Dec 6, 2023
The Outward hosts discuss Fellow Travelers, a historical drama set in 1950s gay D.C. They explore the sex and sexual politics of the show, as well as the question of attractiveness in the 1950s. They also cover topics such as gender identity, transgender history, and the crackdown on trans healthcare.
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Podcast Bringing Trans Youth History Alive
- Jules produced a three-part NPR series 'All The Only Ones' about trans youth history.
- The show pairs archival readings by trans actors with conversations linking past trans kids to present youth.
Lavender Scare Seen Through Intimacy
- Fellow Travelers dramatizes the Lavender Scare by centering intimate gay lives amid McCarthy-era politics.
- The show juxtaposes 1950s persecution with later AIDS-era consequences to heighten stakes.
Characters Show Diverse Gay Responses
- The show gives different gay archetypes distinct motives: belief-driven Tim versus stoic Hawkins.
- Christina finds those contrasts useful to depict how people navigated visibility and politics then.