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Glitter, rebellion, and radical joy take center stage in this episode as we sit down with Scrumbly, Sweet Pam, and Tahara, legendary members of the Cockettes and their free-theater offshoot, the Angels of Light. From San Francisco’s wild countercultural nights to community stages where anything was possible, they share how outrageous costumes, psychedelic music, and unapologetic queerness redefined performance and politics in the early 1970s.
More than camp and glitter, their stories reveal a revolution in art and identity—where theater was free, gender was fluid, and every show was an act of defiance and love. Step into their kaleidoscopic world and discover how these visionary artists turned performance into liberation.
By August Bernadicou3.9
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Glitter, rebellion, and radical joy take center stage in this episode as we sit down with Scrumbly, Sweet Pam, and Tahara, legendary members of the Cockettes and their free-theater offshoot, the Angels of Light. From San Francisco’s wild countercultural nights to community stages where anything was possible, they share how outrageous costumes, psychedelic music, and unapologetic queerness redefined performance and politics in the early 1970s.
More than camp and glitter, their stories reveal a revolution in art and identity—where theater was free, gender was fluid, and every show was an act of defiance and love. Step into their kaleidoscopic world and discover how these visionary artists turned performance into liberation.

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