Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive

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Oct 5, 2016
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ADVICE

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  • Join the Making Gay History Patreon to access exclusive interviews and bonus audio from Eric Marcus's archive.
  • Support the podcast's mission with a $5 monthly donation to help preserve LGBTQ histories.
INSIGHT

Rediscovered Tapes Demand A Second Life

  • Eric Marcus rediscovered 100 cassette interviews he recorded in the late 1980s and felt compelled to revive them.
  • He believes these recorded voices deserve to be heard again to honor LGBTQ experiences and histories.
ANECDOTE

Edith Iid's 1947 Gay Utopia

  • Edith Iid wrote a 1947 essay in Vice-versa magazine where she imagined a gay utopia.
  • Eric presents her as an early visionary whose fantasies have echoes in today's world.
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