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Making Queer History
Making Queer History episodes
- Media Review: “How to Survive a Plague” and Historic Activism
ACT UP and TAG faced down unresponsive governments during what the United Nations reported as “the worst epidemic in history” - the AIDS crisis. “How to Survive a Plague” recounts the efforts of these activists and lays a foundation for the activism of today.
Music: “Clear Day”, bensound.com.
15 min - David Kato: Planting SeedsDavid Kato faced down extreme prejudice in order to establish the foundation of Uganda's queer rights movements. Be mindful: this episode discusses homophobic language, brutality, and murder throughout. To avoid specific discussion of David Kato's death, skip from 13:35 to 14:00.Music: “Clear Day”, bensound.com.----more----SourcesAkinyemi, Aaron. “ ‘His death made us stonger’: Uganda’s LGBT groups on David Kato’s murder.” The Guardian. 26 Jan 2016. Web.Mills, Laura. “David Kato: The First Openly Gay Man in Uganda.” Queer History. 29 June 2016. Web.“David Kato”, obituary. The Economist. 10 Feb 2011. Web.“David Kato”. LGBTHistoryMonth.com. Oct 2016. Web.Smith, Rob. “Unsung Heroes: How David Kato Is Changing The World Even After His Death.” Queerty. 22 Feb 2016. Web.“What is Sexual Minorities Uganda?” Sexualminoritiesuganda.com.18 min
- Media Review: Carol (2015)To celebrate a fair amount of work and the ending of the year, we take a look at the movie Carol and determine whether or not all the critic hype was legit.Music: “Clear Day”, bensound.com.Carol. Dir. Tod Haynes. Perf. Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara. Studio Canal, The Weinstein Company, 2015. DVD.10 min
- Jane to Paul Bowles: "I Hope These People Don't Think We're Straight."In an attempt to focus on a happy, if unconventional, story, Queer History looks to the marriage of Jane and Paul Bowles and explores the benefits of queer platonic marriage.Music: “Clear Day”, bensound.com.11 min
- Jane to Paul Bowles: “I Hope These People Don’t Think We’re Straight.”
In an attempt to focus on a happy, if unconventional, story, Queer History looks to the marriage of Jane and Paul Bowles and explores the benefits of queer platonic marriage.
Music: “Clear Day”, bensound.com.
11 min - Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, SpyIn perhaps one of our happier WWII episodes, we discuss Josephine Baker and her incredible ability to captivate nations with her charm and heart.Music: “Clear Day” - bensound.com8 min
- Marsha P. 'Pay it No Mind' JohnsonMarsha P. Johnson stands as a mother of the US queer movement, but her name has been forgotten.13 min
- Marsha P. ‘Pay it No Mind’ JohnsonMarsha P. Johnson stands as a mother of the US queer movement, but her name has been forgotten.13 min
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About Making Queer History
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Making Queer History: Connecting our queer history to our queer present.