Panic True Queer Crime

"The poems introduce the girls to other kinds of people of color, other worlds. To adventure, and kindness, and cruelty. Cruelty that we usually think we face alone, but we don't. We discover that by sharing with each other we find strength to go on." ― Ntozake Shange

The history of men's clothes is colorful, bold and at times dangerous. Don't forget to check out the Deep Dive website for a deeper dive. www.reggiedeepdive.com

In this episode two Japanese films who use lust and desire to examines the human need for belonging and order even as it all vanishes right before our eyes.

Male/male love among the samurai is the facade for much larger themes. A muted beautiful film of a closed society destroyed from the inside out.

A Beautiful Mystery is an erotic comedy biting as it is drenched in the sweaty of muscled young men looking for something to believe in.

Join me for Gohatto, A Beautiful Mystery.

Three works by one of the greatest playwright in the world writing about nearly every aspect of the human condition with humanity, humor and poetry.

My love for the Newton J. Tharp Commercial School in San Francisco and the struggle to educate all of San Francisco's children before and after the 1906 earthquake. Visit www.reggiedeepdive.com for photos, a program transcript and more.

Often the story of natural disasters and their aftermath lump everyone's experience into one narrative but what about communities of color who survived the 1906 earthquake, what about their children, their education?

In this episode, I share my love for the Newton J. Tharp School in San Francisco. Built in 1910 it survived a turbulent history only to be left frozen in time by an attempt to save it.

Two live recordings by Lena Horne one on New Years Eve 1956 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York and the other recorded in the Rat Pack's playroom, The Copa at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas over three nights in 1960 released in 1961 on the RCA Victor label.

Be sure to check out two part and the trial that helped put the gay and trans panic defense on the map.

If you haven't listen to part one please be sure to check out part one.

https://reggiedeepdive.com/#gaypanic01