Queerstory

The headline that Jake made up: "Bisexual dancer and singer denounces American citizenship for France, uses star power to spy on Axis forces during WWII and desegregate clubs in the US, raises 12 children and keeps a pet cheetah."

Jake can't remember who the first American woman in space was. Here's a hint: Billy Jean King told her to drop out of college to pursue a tennis career. Her name was Sally Ride and she was NOT straight. Not to mention she changed space exploration forever.

Matt tells the story of transgender actress Laverne Cox. Jake talks about the life and legacy of transgender activist Sylvia Rivera.

Truth be told, this is the first time Matt and Jake sat down to record Queerstory and they ran way over on time. Rather than cut this down by half, they decided to release the full hour on arguably the most influential queer figure of our generation: Matthew Shepard. We talk about his life, death and legacy in this special episode of Queerstory.

In our first episode, Jake takes on RuPaul's controversial role in the LGBTQ+ community and Matt gives us a glimpse of Freddie Mercury's childhood and dives into the details of his struggle with the public's perception of his sexuality and his HIV/AIDS diagnoses.

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