You Make Me Real

Writer, musician, and film maker Bob Ostertag presents oral histories of the characters and contributions that have made queer life in the Bay Area so beautiful.

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You Make Me Real

Timmy Spence

January 25, 2023 • Bob Ostertag • Season 1 • Episode 12

One day after his 70th birthday, we interview none other than Timmy Spence - actor, musician, drag queen, provocateur par excellence. From growing up in Philly to landing in San Francisco at age 19 with nothing but $35; to doing drag when drag wasn't popular all the way through TrannyShack, to beating AIDS and 8 episodes of cancer to finding himself happy and wise at an age no one including Timmy ever thought he would see.