UnErasing LGBTQ History and Identities: A Podcast
For educators, students, and absolutely anyone who wants to learn, teach, and engage with LGBTQ history, this is your podcast! In Deep Dives & Backstories you will meet history-makers with some fascinating - and empowering - stories! Our Pilot Season and Season One feature K-12 educators who share their experiences from the classroom and provide real-world advice and reasonable, practical strategies to guide you in bringing LGBTQ history into mainstream US history, civics, and social studies classrooms. Visit UnErased.org to learn how History UnErased is putting LGBTQ history in its rightful place - the classroom.
Episodes
34 episodes
Season 6 Ep 4: Executive Order 10450 and The Lavender Scare
On April 27th, 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed Executive Order 10450, a quiet but devastating policy that institutionalized fear, fueled decades of discrimination against LGBTQ people, and erased countless lives from public servi...
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Season 6 Ep 3: "You Show Up as Equal" with Deborah Johnson
On January 13, 1983, Deborah Johnson and Zandra Rolón went to Papa Choux restaurant in Los Angeles for a romantic dinner. Little did they know that their desire to dine in one of the restaurant’s booths would lead to a landmark civil rights ...
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Season 6 Ep 2: Rolón v. Kulwitzky 1983: “Things Are Going to Change”
On January 13, 1983, Deborah Johnson and Zandra Rolón went to Papa Choux restaurant in Los Angeles for a romantic dinner. Little did they know that their reservation for a romantic dinner would lead to a landmark civil rights case. ...
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Season 6 Ep 1: What Is Speech?
From landmark legal battles to the everyday ways we express ourselves, free speech is at the heart of what it means to live in a democracy. But with great freedom comes great responsibility. In this episode, you will learn about a few Suprem...
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Season 5 Ep 4: Penguins UnErased
Stories about penguins get more attention during the chill of winter, but they have a lot to teach us any time of the year. These fascinating birds are known for their unique behaviors and unbreakable bonds, but it is their same-sex love sto...
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Season 5 Ep 3: Billie Jean King and a Grand Slam Fight for Equality
This episode introduces Billie Jean King's legacy, which extends far beyond her achievements and athleticism on the tennis court. As an LGBTQ pioneer and an unwavering advocate for women’s rights, King has used her platform to challenge soci...
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Season 5 Ep 2: Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
This episode is a deep dive into a monumental Supreme Court case that opened the door for marriage equality and other extensions of liberty for LGBTQ people. You will learn the backstory about how and why this case traveled from Texas to the...
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Season 5 Ep 1: Sitcoms and LGBTQ History
Hear from author and podcaster Matt Baume who discusses his book, Hi Honey, I’m Homo! Sitcoms, Specials, and The Queering of American Culture. As Matt unpacks the history, you will hear a few clips from the groundbreak...
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Season 4 Ep 6: Drag Culture: An Art Form Shaping US History
This episode explores a topic that is both timeless and timely: Drag. Drag has deep historical roots and is a vibrant art form that has not only entertained but provided a critique of cultural, political, and social topics. We had the opport...
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Season 4 Ep 5: Dr. Margaret "Mom" Chung and Her "Fair-Haired Sons"
In this Deep Dives and Backstories episode, you will meet someone whose life and career bridged diverse worlds—East and West, traditional and modern, queer and straight—and built a legacy that deserves its rightful place in the story of Amer...
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Season 4 Ep 4: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
For this Deep Dives and Backstories episode, we had the opportunity to speak with the Honorable Patrick Murphy, who has served our nation - and American democracy - in many capacities. After Rep. Marty Meehan's 14-year fight to repeal ...
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Season 4 Ep 3: First Families
Language Note: In our attempt to find a common language that is conceptual and applicable across the historical narrative, before the well-recognized acronym of today's world, we are using the word 'queer' in this episode for the people whos...
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Season 4 Ep 2: James Baldwin Embodies America
In this episode, you will meet someone whose influence and impact on the story of America is monumental. He famously said, “I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to critic...
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Season 4 Ep 1: The Fluid Frontier
In this episode, you will meet two fascinating people who expand our understanding of the possible motivations people may have had to venture into the Wild West. Welcome to the fluid frontier! This
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Season 3 Ep 4: If You Nose, You Nose! Is Rudolph a Queer Classic?
In this episode, our host Kathleen Barker will introduce a surprising backstory to a well-known holiday classic. You will also hear commentary from a few members of our team who gathered online for a screening of this holiday special - and t...
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Season 3 Ep 3: Revelation about the Revolution!
In this episode, you will meet a little-known and underappreciated figure connected to the Revolutionary War. In addition to his backstory, you will also hear commentary from two special guests we interviewed for this episode - the aut...
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Season 3 Ep 2: William Dorsey Swann
We have learned, throughout the course of history, that it is often incidental acts - by everyday people - that prove to be historic, consequential actions.In this episode, Kathleen will introduce you to someone whose story nee...
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Season 3 Ep 1: What's in a (School) Name?
Did you know that there are actually a number of schools in the United States that are named in honor of LGBTQ individuals – some knowingly and some unintentionally? This episode is an exploration of school names that uncover some LGBTQ hist...
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Bonus Episode: Monumental Misinformation
We live in a nation that commemorates historical events with monuments and markers, yet so many of the monuments we visit are ripe with misinformation, disinformation, and erasure. And once literally built into stone and metal, those myths are ...
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Season 2 Ep 6: Commemorating PRIDE
Do you know why June is PRIDE Month? Have you ever wondered why we use the word PRIDE to celebrate LGBTQ joy in the first place? In this final episode of Season Two, Kathleen will unpack the history behind the Christopher Stree...
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Season 2 Ep 5: KAPAEMAHU UnErased
Aloha! In this episode, you will hear the story of the Healer Stones of Kapaemahu, their erasure in the age of American imperialism, and current efforts to restore the monument to the healer stones - and the story of the mahu - to thei...
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Season 2 Ep 4: Civil War Reeanactress
In this episode, you will meet JR Hardman, a documentary filmmaker, educator and Civil War reenactor, and hear about her first feature-length documentary film currently in production, Reenactress. The film tells the st...
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Season 2 Ep 3: A Soldier's Secret
On April 12, 1861, Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, igniting a Civil War that would divide the nation for four long years. Recruiting posters enticed young men to join their friends and family in the military, ca...
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