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Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
Eric Marcus

Intimate, personal portraits of both known and long-forgotten champions, heroes, and witnesses to history brought to you from rare archival interviews.

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Episodes

The Nazi Era: Stefan Kosinski

Polish teenager Stefan Kosinski was beaten, tortured, and sent to prison. His crime? He fell in love with a Viennese... more

13 Feb 2025 · 29 minutes
The Nazi Era: Overview Part II

In our second introductory episode, we focus on life in the Nazi concentration camps and offer a glimpse into the... more

06 Feb 2025 · 40 minutes
The Nazi Era: Overview Part I

In this first of two introductory episodes, hear how the walls closed in on LGBTQ people after Hitler came to... more

30 Jan 2025 · 29 minutes
The Nazi Era: Prologue

Host Eric Marcus welcomes listeners to MGH’s “Nazi Era” series by going back in time to 1980 and a darkened... more

27 Jan 2025 · 9 minutes
WWFKD — Drawing Strength from One of Our Movement’s Most Ferocious Crusaders

Frank Kameny lived by three rules: have absolute confidence in your beliefs; fight for what’s right; never, ever give up.... more

08 Nov 2024 · 21 minutes
Guest Episode: But We Loved: Evan Wolfson, Godfather of the Marriage Equality Movement

In 1983 Evan Wolfson wrote a law school thesis that asserted that gay people had a constitutional right to marry.... more

24 Jul 2024 · 43 minutes
3. Stonewall 55: “Say It Loud! Gay & Proud!”

Like so many other acts of LGBTQ resistance, the 1969 Stonewall riots could have become a footnote in history. But... more

28 Jun 2024 · 40 minutes
2. Stonewall 55: “Everything Clicked… And the Riot Was On”

The Stonewall uprising began in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969. Revisit that moment, and the hours and... more

21 Jun 2024 · 33 minutes
1. Stonewall 55: Prelude to a Riot

Conflict has context. In this first episode of Making Gay History’s Stonewall season, we hear stories from the pre-Stonewall struggle... more

14 Jun 2024 · 37 minutes
0. Stonewall 55: Myth & Meaning

Can historical and emotional truth coexist? For the 55th anniversary of the uprising, Eric and fellow LGBTQ history expert Ken... more

14 Jun 2024 · 31 minutes